Management of intellectual property in Brazilian universities
Da Rosa Pojo, Sabrina, Zen, Aurora CarneiroORCID: 0000-0003-4078-4359, Barros, Henrique MachadoORCID: 0000-0003-1753-1804 and Schneider Vidal, Valéria
(2016)
Management of intellectual property in Brazilian universities.
European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 92
.
ISSN 1450-2275
Originally established to incentivize individual inventors the patent system became
broadly used by corporations, and has been increasingly used by universities worldwide. In
Brazil, this is not different; especially in recent years when public policy has attempted to
more directly foster innovation in the country. However, little is known as to the extent that
universities in Brazil are able to coordinate patent-related activities and to facilitate
knowledge transfer. On the basis of multiple case studies this paper explores how publiclyfundeduniversities in Brazil are equipping themselves to deal with intellectual property
rights (IPR) as well as technology licensing. The studied cases suggest that despite
significant amount of patents applications, Brazilian universities present many differences
in the management of their intellectual property. In particular, universities’ TTOs seem to
play a central role in university productivity when it comes to patenting and knowledge
transfer.