Implementation of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2018, No. 204 “On the national goals and strategic tasks of the development of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2024” assumes that Russia should move from 8th to 5th position in the world for the number of patent applications for inventions during 6 years. The paper analyzes the patent activity of inventors in the field of medicine on the example of spinal neurosurgery. Analysis of patent documents demonstrates that developments in the field of spinal neurosurgery have currently a high potential for commercialization throughout the world. However, domestic developers should pay due attention to the full scope of legal protection of their inventions to take a leading position in the world market.
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The article presents the results of the analysis of patent documentation on laser additive manufacturing registered in the territory of the Russian Federation. As a result of the research, the dynamics of patent activity is determined, the top patent holders, the leading countries in the considered technological field are identified, the top of inventors is compiled, the main technological segments for application of patented solutions from the field of laser additive manufacturing are identified.
How the West Has Won: Regional and Industrial Inversion in U.S. Patent Activity
