The Russian national system of protection of intellectual property rights complies with the basic international standards adopted in this field, including the provisions of the WTO Agreement on TRIPs.

Article 44, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation guaranteed freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and other types of creative and educational activity and provided their legal protection. The whole system of the Russian legislation in force supports the implementation of that constitutional right. A number of international agreements signed by the Russian Federation constitute an integral part of this system.