Keyword: «intellectual piracy»

The article is devoted to the problems of preventing and combating crimes against intellec-tual property. The author analyzes the experience of foreign countries in this area. For this purpose, an analysis of the legislation and law enforcement practice of Western countries, as well as countries of the Asia-Pacific region, was carried out. Having summarized the experience of these countries, the author concludes that many legislative, organizational and managerial decisions adopted in foreign countries can be taken into account in the legislation and law enforcement practice of the Russian Federation. This concerns, firstly, taking into account modern digitalization processes, for example, the criminalization of new types of criminal activities in efforts to combat “intellectual piracy.” Secondly, in combining the rules on crimes against intellectual property in one structural element of the criminal law. Thirdly, the exclusion from the elements of these crimes of such a constructive element as consequences. Fourthly, the severity of punishment is comparable to the severity of punishment for property crimes. Fifthly, a strategic approach to combating this type of crime, which involves the adoption of federal strategic planning documents, the creation of special interdepartmental coordinating bodies, regular reporting, public information, awareness-raising work, targeted funding, etc.