Approaches to Intellectual Property of Robotics Industry

The purpose of this study is to identify common approaches to obtaining rights to various intellectual property objects in the field of robotics through a qualitative and quantitative assessment of applications and received protection certificates. As a result of researching the activities of eleven well-known companies, we identified filed and active trademarks, patent applications, and copyright certificates. A qualitative analysis of the documents showed that, with a significant preference for patents, companies are not too interested in registering copyright, despite the fact that every four out of five inventions implement information and communication technologies and services and are carried out using software developments, which is copyright according to various national and international regulations. While patent protection has significant advantages, software algorithms can be more comprehensively protected with additional tools. The results of this study can be useful to various SMEs and startups for building strategies for obtaining intellectual property rights and practical activities.