Public Research Institutions and Their Connections with Patents of Companies in Technological and Regional Development

The interaction between companies and universities is a central theme in discussions on technology transfer. In Brazil, there is an urgent need to raise awareness of the importance of this cooperative relationship for local and regional development. In this sense, it is observed that the innovation process is strategic so that an institution is strengthened and can fulfill its social mission in economic and regional development. Piauí, according to the IBGE census, has a population estimate of 3,273,227 in 2019. Piaui's per capita income is R$ 817.00 and ranks 24th in Brazil in this regard. With these data, the need arises to intervene scientifically in this reality. The objective of this study is to investigate the partnership relationships between companies and public research institutions in Piauí, in the development and transfer of technologies. Research Institutions are the main promoters of technological development in the state, however, for these technologies to reach productive arrangements, strategic alignment in the management of these technologies is necessary. Documentary research was used, with a quantitative approach. In the exploratory search, INPI's databases (National Institute of Industrial Property) and of Espacenet ( European Patent Office ) was used. We sought to select the companies with relevant economic representativeness in the state scenario and investigated the patent information. In the analysis of the data obtained, the Competitiveness Ranking of the CLP States (Public Leadership) was used to compare Piauí with well positioned states. According to the results found, it is observed that the transfer of technology between research institutions and companies is not evident. However, we can see that there are partnership initiatives with small companies in conducting research that can project a change in this scenario. The low number of patents and public/private partnerships in driving innovation in the state of Piauí, may be related to the low index evidenced by the Competitiveness Ranking of States - CLP.

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Scientific Production and Intellectual Property

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research ◽

10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss8.2489 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 34-49

Author(s):

Robson Almeida Borges de Freitas ◽

Antonio Martins de Oliveira Júnior ◽

Humbérila da Costa e Silva Melo

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

European Patent ◽

Public Research ◽

Strong Correlations ◽

Research Institutions ◽

Industrial Property ◽

Technological Production ◽

Intellectual Property Policy ◽

Patent Evaluation ◽

Public Research Institutions

In Brazil, Public Research Institutions (PRI) are agents that promote innovation and technological production. The role of these institutions in social and regional development is to provide scientific and technological production and make it available for productive arrangements. This study aims to relate the evaluation and valuation of patents with the processes of Technology Transfer in Public Research Institutions in Brazil. To justify the execution of the study, it is observed that it is necessary to improve the use of technologies created in PRI so that society can take advantage of the advances promoted in scientific research, and so that the distance between industry and academia is minimized. We researched 30 Public Research Institutions, in five variables collected on the platform of INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property), ESPACENET (European Patent Office) and BDTD (Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations). In possession of the data, the Shapiro-Wilk test and the Spearman correlation coefficient were used used to analyze them. The R software was used to apply the statistical methods. For data discussion, the reports of FORMICT (Information Form on Intellectual Property Policy of Scientific and Technological Institutions) were analyzed to guide the arguments. The data did not show normality and have moderate and strong correlations, the significance of the correlations is strong or very strong. It is believed that the patent evaluation and valuation processes have space for improvement and thus can enhance the Transfer of Technologies of PRI.

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions

10.1596/34612 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Public Research ◽

Research Institutions ◽

Public Research Institutions

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Organizational Behavior and Strategic Change of Public Research Institutions in Turbulent Scenarios

The Ideals of Joseph Ben-David ◽

10.4324/9781315132600-6 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 73-96

Author(s):

Mario Coccia

Keyword(s):

Organizational Behavior ◽

Strategic Change ◽

Public Research ◽

Research Institutions ◽

Public Research Institutions

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Knowledge Transfer between Universities and Knowledge Intensive Business Services

Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage - Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8348-8.ch019 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 320-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

João J. Ferreira ◽

Cristina Fernandes ◽

Mário L. Raposo

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Public Research ◽

Research Institutions ◽

New Firms ◽

Business Services ◽

Empirical Results ◽

Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽

Graduate Employment ◽

Knowledge Intensive ◽

Public Research Institutions

In this chapter, the authors study the importance of regional entrepreneurship as well as the characteristics of location, and show that the basis for creation of new firms is knowledge, thus giving emphasis to broadcasters (spillovers) of knowledge coming from universities and other R&D institutions. Thus, the knowledge generated arises from the collaboration between companies and public research institutions (Audretsch & Lehmann, 2005). Here, the authors specifically address the KIBS to the extent that they are creators, users, and transmitters of intensive knowledge. This shows the importance of the study of cooperation between universities and firms, especially KIBS. In this sense, the empirical results demonstrate that cooperation between KIBS and universities occurs independent of their location (rural or urban) and typology (professional or technological). The authors furthermore find that rural KIBS have increased their levels of graduate employment faster than their urban KIBS peers.

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Technology Portfolio and Role of Public Research Institutions in Industry 4.0: A Case of South Korea

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9132632 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (13) ◽

pp. 2632 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

SungUk Lim ◽

Junmo Kim

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Turning Point ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Public Research ◽

Research Institutions ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

Major Turning Point ◽

Knowledge Intensive ◽

Public Research Institutions

The 4th industrial revolution has been a hot topic in various societies for several overlapping reasons. It may be a huge wave for researchers to navigate through. In this context, research institutions are not different from major industrial sectors, in that both consider the 4th revolution a major turning point as well as a threat. Today’s industries and research institutions are knowledge-intensive in nature. Consequently, their potential for survival depends on scientific and technological aspects as well as their organizational dimension. This study analyzes 25 major public research institutions in South Korea, located in the DaeDuk area, based on their technological capability for organizational and expert evaluation. It also proposes a matching scheme between research institutions and research topics related to the 4th industrial revolution.

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