Imperfect Mechanisms for the Use and Protection of Intellectual Property as an Organizational Barrier in the Movement to Global Technological Leadership

With the development of modern digital technology, and competition growth in the intellectual capital field among global economic leaders, this chapter, which focuses on overcoming organizational barriers in intellectual property use and current protection systems, is of particular relevance. The aim of the chapter is to cover the full extent and order of these study areas in Russia, making use of global experience, for the purposes of securing Russia’s position as a world technological leader. The methodology of the chapter includes analysis of international treaties and analytics, and a comparative analysis of approaches to constructing key elements of intellectual property management mechanisms in multiple countries (the United States, Germany, China) and in Russia. The chapter contains a comparative assessment of innovational indicators both in Russian and in other countries. By means of content analysis, we have identified the advantages certain countries possess in the field of intellectual property protection. An institutional approach makes it possible to identify specific features of intellectual property use and protection. The authors’ conclusions address the degree to which the existing mechanism of intellectual property management in Russia corresponds to the tasks set forward by state policy on the path toward global technological leadership. The conclusion offers a number of particular solutions to Russia overcoming organizational barriers in use of innovation, and gives recommendations on intellectual property protection.