
The fifth issue of Asia tech news and analytics digest prepared by Russia-China law society with the support of Lomonosov MSU Center for Asian legal studies.

The publication by Deloitte contains an analysis of marketing trends based on a survey of senior executives and customers.

The topic of artificial intelligence has come under focus on numerous occasions at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. One particular highlight was the session «Media in the Artificial Intelligence Era: A Survival Guide», which took place in 2018. Guests included Martin Ford, futurist, author of The New York Times Company, and writer of the bestselling «Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future».

This analytical report, prepared by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property with expert support from the Blockchain Competence Center of Vnesheconombank, provides patent landscape analysis on blockchain technologies. It reviews global patenting trends, leading companies in industry sectors, as well as geography, markets, and areas of application of blockchain technologies.