Conditions for Granting Compulsory License for Dependent Invention Use

The paper deals with the institution of compulsory licensing for dependent inventions. Currently, its  most important application is in the pharmaceutical industry. In order to launch generic drugs that are dependent  inventions pharmaceutical companies have to enter into licensing agreements with the developers of original  drugs. The law enforcement practice that began in 2018 in the Russian Federation showed that paragraph 2 of  Art. 1362 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, which establishes the conditions for granting a compulsory  license for the use of a dependent invention, needs to be harmonized and supplemented in order to protect and  regulate the balance of private and public interests. To solve this problem, the author analyses the wording of  the corresponding legal norm found in international agreements, in particular in the TRIPS Agreement, and in  the national legislation of different countries as well as the effectiveness of its application. Based on the results  of the study, possible clarifications are given to the conditions for granting a compulsory license for the use of a  dependent invention under paragraph 2 of Art. 1362 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

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