Legal nature and specific features of the innovative research contract for public use

Introduction: The article is devoted to justifying the need for the existence of such an unnamed contract - as an innovative research contract for public use. Purpose: study of the specific features of the innovative research contract, and also features of its conclusion. Results: the application of existing contractual structures used for research­es for public use, not always meet the challenges of our time, particular scientific and technical progress, as well as the legal realities, that is why, the law enforcers approach comprehensive to the conclusion of such agreements, particularly use the contractual structure proposed by the author, for more effective enforcement of state important tasks. Methods: in preparation of this work the author of the article used an analytical and systematic methods, as well as the dialectical materialist method of scientific knowledge. Conclusions: it is necessary to develop strategically legislation in line with innovation in the future, that is possible as by borrowing rules of private international law, proven in a positive way in other jurisdictions, as well as improving the existing legal national standards.