Development of Russian patent law today

The author discusses some of the provisions of the draft federal law on amendments to the fourth part of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (intellectual property). There have been advantages and disadvantages of the changes. Analyzes the causes of the problem of providing a systematic approach to the development of legislation relating to intellectual property. It is concluded that the project does not provide for the settlement of a number of significant challenges, in particular, procedures and rules of patent examination. Made proposals to address these issues.