Antitrust Immunities for intellectual rights through the lens of the constitutional norms

Abstract

Article discusses the need or no need of antimonopoly immunities for intellectual rights in the antimonopoly legislation of the Russian Federation. This issue is investigated in the article from the point of view of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, based on the analysis of the validity of the existence of antimonopoly immunities by the fundamental principles of the legislation of the Russian Federation. In particular, the author touches upon the issue of the relationship between 8, 32 and 44 articles of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which establish the foundations of antimonopoly legislation and legislation on intellectual rights. The author also examines the issue of the essential nature of antitrust immunities in relation to intellectual rights.