The article examines the role of intellectual property as a key factor in shaping the innovative potential of a state. Intellectual property has become particularly important in the 21st century as a strategic resource for the development of national economies. Innovative products qualitatively change not only productive forces, but also production relations arising from intellectual property objects, which requires a deep legal (in particular, administrative and legal) understanding of this sphere of human activity, which forms the basis of innovative activity. At the same time, it should be emphasized that intellectual resources are a key factor in economic development−namely, knowledge and information. The competitiveness of our country in the global markets for knowledgeintensive and high-tech products largely depends on the effective use of intellectual property. As progressive foreign experience shows, it is intellectual property that increases the productivity of any activity, ensuring the dynamic development of society. Over the past decades, the governments of many countries have paid considerable attention to the effective implementation of intellectual property, constantly improving its legislative regulation. Theoretical and legal approaches to understanding intellectual property in innovative development are analyzed. Based on modern scientific sources and international experience, the influence of an effective system of intellectual property rights protection on the stimulation of scientific and technical creativity, the commercialization of the results of intellectual activity, and the growth of the country's competitiveness are considered. The article outlines the main problems of the functioning of the intellectual property system in Ukraine and proposes directions for its improvement. The formation of the innovative potential of the nation is impossible without the creation of an effective mechanism for stimulating scientific and technical creativity, patenting, technology transfer, commercialization of developments, and protection of the rights of their authors and rights holders. It is intellectual property that acts as a kind of “bridge” between science, business, and the state, providing legal guarantees for the development of innovative activity in all spheres of public life. In addition, systematic protection of intellectual property affects the country's investment climate and determines its position in global competitiveness and innovation development rankings, such as the Global Innovation Index or World Competitiveness Ranking.
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