Transboundary Movement of Intellectual Property Items in the EAEU in the ERA of Digitalisation

Transboundary Movement of Intellectual Property Items in the EAEU in the ERA of Digitalisation

"This article addresses a problem of legal protection of intellectual property items during the transboundary movement of goods. The article analyzes the role of Customs Service in the process of IP enforcement taking into account both: patent rights and copyright and related rights. With Russia participating in the EAEU the authors concentrate on the benefits of such integration for the IP sphere. Some foreign regulation is also taken into account. Moreover, the authors dwell upon the adaptation of customs mechanisms to the modern digital reality including the technological aspect, the aspect of the digital transfer of goods. The conclusions outline some trends of customs regulation of IP items movement, the results of its adaptation to modern reality."