Characteristics of administrative and legal regulation of intellectual property : genesis of development

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a comprehensive study of theoretical and practical issues of administrative and legal regulation of Intellectual Property (IP) as the main element of innovative activity. A particular research has been conducted into the scientific background of administrative and legal regulation of intellectual property. The role definition of intellectual property in the innovative development of the state economy and Ukrainian society is highlighted. The mode of formation, i.e. genesis of administrative and legal regulation of intellectual property is outlined as well as expansion of legislation in this particular sphere is analyzed. The administrative and legal aspects of regulating the activities of intellectual property protection entities are specified. The research denotes some growing tendencies of intellectual property law and a number of directions in its further progress which is expressed in globalization of the law and in transition from protection of material property rights to information protection. It is stated in the article that existing intellectual property model or paradigm as well as administrative and legal regulation establishment do not reflect the characteristic, concrete public relations in a modern information society. The priority of the principle of full control of the right holder over the use of the object of intellectual rights leads to the fact that the development of legislation in the field of intellectual property is carried out in the form of strengthening the protection of intellectual rights, i.e. without adapting to the needs of the information society and innovative activity. It is emphasized that formation of conceptually unified single legal space for administrative and legal regulation of intellectual property directly determines efficiency of the process of an innovative development itself. Compliance to conceptually unified approach at developing strategy will definitely determine the outcome.