Contract regulation of commercial concession (franchising): problems of civil law development

Objective: to define the systems of legal regulation of commercial congcession (franchising) in the world practice. To reveal the features of commercial concession regulation in Russia. To analyze the changes of civil law regulating the institution of commercial concession and reveal the trends of its development under the legal reform. Methods: The general methodological basis of research is the general scientific (dialectic) method of cognition, the comparative-legal, logical methods, which allowed to study the problems of civil legislation development in the sphere of commercial concession. Results: The analysis of civil legislation allowed to reveal the directions of its development and improvement in the sphere of commercial concession. On the example of comparative analysis of foreign practice of commercial concession regulation, the trends of the Russian civil legislation development are shown. Special attention is paid to the changes in Chapter 54 of the Russian Civil Code under civil legislation reform. Scientific novelty: Scientific research is carried out of the system of commercial concession (franchising) legal regulation abroad; the trends of changing the Russian civil legislation in the sphere of commercial concession are analyzed. Practical value: The oretical provisions formulate in the article can be useful to define the efficiency of the civil legislation referring to the contract regulation of commercial concession, can be used in law-enforcement practice and in the study course “Civil Law”.

commercial concession, franchising, intellectual property, license agreement, contract law, Civil Code of the Russian Federation

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