Conceptual aspects and main trends of the world intellectual property market

Gurkov Rodion

In the article discussed one of the commercial forms of international technological exchange - trade in intellectual property (IP). The author concretizes the conceptual apparatus of IP. At the same time, the author analyzes the world intellectual property market, identifies its main trends, in particular, and defines its sectoral structure and the main technology developers - patent applicants. At the same time, studied the dynamics of royalties and license payments in the intellectual property market, determined its geographical structure - the main leaders of the recipient (exporters) and payers (importers) of IP.

Keywords:international technological exchange, technology transfer, intellectual property, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, royalties, royalties, high-tech industry, technologies, developing countries, South-East Asia.