Evaluation of the Development of the Intellectual Property Field in the Russian Federation's Regions and Methodological Approaches

Abstract

Introduction. The study is relevant given the need for the Russian Federation's regions to experience sustained socioeconomic growth based on innovation activity, the need to create enabling environ­ments for the domestic production of competitive goods and the establishment of knowledge-intensive industries amid the rising im­portance of import substitution and the adverse effects of the sanc­tions pressure from unfriendly countries. The study's objective is to evaluate the development of the intellectual property field across the Russian Federation. To achieve the study's objective, it is necessary to complete the following tasks: creating an algorithm for assessing the development of the intellectual property field in the regions; se­lecting a method for doing so; creating a system of indicators for the development of the intellectual property field in the regions; iden­tifying and evaluating the risks associated with the development of the intellectual property field in the regions; drawing conclusions re­garding the current situation. Methods. The article uses the integral assessment method to evaluate the development of the intellectual property field in the Russian Federation's regions. An evaluation of the scientific literature served as the foundation for the development of a system of indicators for measuring the development of the intellec­tual property field in the study's regions. We chose 18 areas of greatest interest for the assessment, computed their integral index, and pro­vided an interpretation of its results. Results and Discussion. The re­gions where the field of intellectual property is most developed and those where it is degrading were identified. Conclusion. Conclusions were drawn regarding the reasons why the Russian Federation's re­gions differ in terms of the degree of the intellectual property field's development.