Patenting in Kazakhstan. An empirical study

The main problem: The purpose of this article is to perform an empirical analysis of the
patenting activity of Kazakhstan, concerning the participation of at least one inventor residing in
Kazakhstan and to give information about procedures for Patenting. The empirical research is based
on the study of patent office databases and interviews with consulting experts. The analysis showed
the prevalence of domestic applicants among the sample. Foreign applicants are represented mostly by
business companies. Less than a third of all applications in the sample included a woman inventor.
However, the average participation rate of women is close to the average world figure.
Objective: To provide a concrete analysis of the relationship between inventions and patents in
Kazakhstan. Furthermore, to offer information about procedures for Patenting and exams the
innovative performance in Kazakhstan.
Methods: The study utilized the analysis of existing database on the official websites and some
interview with consulting experts in the city of Pavlodar.
Results and their significance: The research outcome is current knowledge of the relationship
between research and development and patenting by companies and university research centers