Problems Interpreting Criminal Legislation on Liability for Crimes against Intellectual Property

  • Alexander Kozlov HSE University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17323/2072-8166.2013.2.39.47
Keywords: criminal liability, interpretation of law, crimes against intellectual property, misappropriation of authorship, plagiarism, major damage, repeated illegal use of trade-mark

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of interpreting criminal legislation on liability for crimes against intellectual property rights provided in Articles 146, 147, 180 and 183 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code. The author attempts to explain the meaning of terms: misappropriation of authorship causing major damage; repeated illegal use of trademark and warning label; theft of documents containing trade secrets etc.

Author Biography

Alexander Kozlov, HSE University

Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Process, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Nizhny Novgorod campus). Address: 30 Sormovskoye Highway, Nizhny Novgorod, 603014, Russian Federation. E-mail: akozlov@hse.ru

Published
2013-02-10
How to Cite
KozlovA. (2013). Problems Interpreting Criminal Legislation on Liability for Crimes against Intellectual Property. Law Journal of the Higher School of Economics, (2), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.17323/2072-8166.2013.2.39.47
Issue
No 2 (2013)
Section
Russian Law: Condition, Perspectives, Commentaries

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