Theoretical and practical issues of intellectual property management in the museum industry (by a case study of the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve)

The paper reviews the intellectual property management within museums. The research identifies the problems of developing an integrated policy on museum intellectual property management, protecting the intellectual products of the museum staff, and commercializing the intellectual property of Russian museums. The challenges of the museum information and legal support are considered. The paper provides the case studies of effective intellectual property management system related to licensed trade at the world museum level. The paper analyzes the possibilities to commercialize the museum intellectual property assets and intellectual products, substantiates their relevance considering the museum law. The author describes the main issues related to the establishment of the economic and legal culture in the museum industry, the construction of a unified intellectual property and products management system.