Intellectual Property Commercialization at Higher Education Institutions in the Context of Innovative Contracts Involving Interaction with Russian Industrial Enterprises

The article details the participants of the National Innovation System of Russia engaged in business relations involving intellectual property. Comparative analysis of data on shares of innovation contracts concluded between higher education institutions and certain foundations and administrations of target programs is presented. Typical forms of formalizing business relationships between participants of the innovation process are described. Attention is brought to the potential of increasing the volume of innovation contracts at higher education institutions via participation in public-private partnership contracts and contracts with subsidized support jointly with Russian industrial enterprises. An estimation of shares of funds in the price structure of contracts with various sources of financing available to higher education institutions is given.