On a conservative estimate, turnover of counterfeit products within Russia exceeds 100 billion roubles per year.
A range of possible approaches to solving the problem of piracy were offered in the course of a round-table discussion devoted to “Intellectual Property Rights Protection: Measures Against Counterfeiting and Piracy”. According to Sergey Stolyarov, representative member of NP “Anti-Counterfeiting”, who outlined current situation of the matter, on a conservative estimate, turnover of counterfeit products within Russia exceeds 100 billion roubles per year with such prevailing product groups as alcohol, mineral water, media products, medications, and BAFS. Per the expert, the problem can be effectively solved not only with preventive anti-counterfeiting measures but also with the support of legal manufacturers provided by the state authorities.