Pyotr Alexandrovich Krylov

The relationship between military and civilian technologies used for military purposes, as well as the nature of present and future conflicts, are constant subjects of various studies. Currently, modern developments as well as advanced technologies form the basis for the military-industrial complex of most developed countries. In this context, the development and further transfer of dual technologies, which can be used for both military and civilian purposes, is an urgent issue. However, a problematic situation can arise where, on the one hand, the production of armaments, military and special equipment is an essential public good that ensures the security of a country, while, on the other hand, the military technology and products created are not further utilized either in household consumption or as a means of production by enterprises. The use of dual technology allows commercialization of military developments and reduces the burden on the budget of the military sector through profits from the use of technology in the production of civilian products. The article considers the problem of commercializing the results of innovation activities of the research divisions of vertically integrated technology companies that use dual-use technologies, which is relevant to Russia. The research methodology is structured in several stages. Primarily, patent applications have been categorized using the International Patent Classification (IPC) classifier, the PATSTAT database was then analyzed, where a specially designed SQL query was used to select mixed (military and civilian IPC codes) as well as military patents only. The number of citations of the above patents was determined by SQL query. The main finding confirms the hypothesis that the potential of technology transfer from military patents to civilian ones is higher when an initially military patent has double specification.