On the question of how to protect intellectual property rights

This article examines certain methods of protecting intellectual rights provided for by civil legislation, identifies their features. The grounds for the use of certain methods of protection in case of violation of intellectual rights are briefly characterized. The legal nature of the ways of protecting intellectual rights and their significance are determined. The similarities and differences between the methods of protecting intellectual rights with the general methods provided for in Article 12 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the Civil Code of the Russian Federation) are studied. The relationship between methods of protecting intellectual rights and civil sanctions is considered. The main positions of scientists regarding the legal nature of certain methods of protection are analyzed. It is concluded that there is no similarity between the methods of protection of intellectual rights and general methods of protection, which is due to the difference in the objects of protection.