An overview of the research and patenting activities that took place in Brazil during the 2010s

Vinícius Eduardo Ferrari; Maria Eduarda  Carvalho de Araújo; Samuel Carvalho De Benedicto; Cândido  Ferreira Silva Filho

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss9.2625

Authors

Vinícius Eduardo Ferrari Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-6310
Mrs. Maria Eduarda Carvalho de Araújo Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
Mr. Samuel Carvalho De Benedicto Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
Mr. Cândido Ferreira Silva Filho Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss9.2625

Keywords:

National Innovation Systems, Brazilian universities, patents

Abstract

A National Innovation System is an interconnected network of public and private institutions that aims at the development and diffusion of new technologies. We use the Derwent Innovations platform to study the patent applications in Brazil between 2010 and 2020, and to identify the main technological areas that have benefited from the research conducted in the country. Our main methodological contribution is to present indicators that measure the technological importance and international scope of Brazilian patents. The results show that private companies rarely resort to intellectual property protection mechanisms and that public universities are responsible for most patent applications. This study concludes that private companies innovate little, and, as a result, academic research tends to act as a substitute for business investments in research and development, especially in software development, pharmaceutical outputs, and scientific instrumentation. On the other hand, Brazilian universities and companies are both being excluded from the global race for the Internet of Things patents that has characterized the fourth industrial revolution.

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Author Biography

Vinícius Eduardo Ferrari, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas)

Center for Economics and Administration, Postgraduate Program in Sustainability

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