Building for a bi-lateral future: best practice (IP in Brazil)

Osvaldo N Oliveira Jrchu@ifsc.usp.br

São Carlos Institute of Physics University of São Paulo, Brazil

Coordination for Physics at FAPESP

Outline

• Innovation in Brazil

• Programs and Fiscal Incentives

• Intellectual Property

• Challenges to strengthen relationships between academia

and industry

• Leveraging Brazil-Ireland ties

• Relatively large scientific system (> 2% of global

output)

• Modest technological development (e.g. ~ 0.2% of

patents)

• Truly competitive only in oil in deep waters, mid-

size airplane industry, agribusiness

Innovation is a priority in Brazil

Large trade deficit in mid- to high-tech

Brazilian Trade Balance for industrial products of different technological intensities – US$ millions (FOB). (Source: Secex/ALICE).

Science, Technology and Innovation for a competitive Brazil R.M Faria et al., 2011 (Diagnosis and Roadmap)

National and state-wide programs Fiscal incentivesLegislation: Law 8.248/91 (Informatics)Law 10.973/04 – Innovation Law – Law 11.196/05 – The Good Law (Lei do bem)

FAPESP: PIPE and PITE Programs – research component mandatory

PAPPE – Finep – including partnership with FAPESP (PIPE/PAPPE). Marketing and Prototype Development

Creation of Embrapii

Policies for Technological Innovation

Science, Technology and Innovation for a competitive Brazil R.M Faria et al., 2011 (Diagnosis and Roadmap)

Many universities and research centers have established innovation agencies

Goals:

• Assist inventors and researchers in filing patents, seeking industrial partners• Establish innovation and tech transfer policies • Connect teaching and research to entrepreneurship• Seek sustainable socioeconomic development

Innovation Agencies

Sources: Innovation Agencies from USP, Unicamp, Unesp, UFSCar, Embrapa

• Law for informatics – ineffective in promoting R&D.• Good Law – positive, but modest results

Sergio Kannebley Jr. Geciane Porto, BID Report, 2012

• Juridical Difficulties in benefiting from innovation laws

Source: Prof. Maria Paula Dallari Bucci, FIESP, October 2013

On the effectiveness of policies

Limited technological basis for most types of industries

Legal instruments to protect IP in placePatents

Trademarks

Industrial Design

CopyrightSoftware

Unfair competition is prevented

Intellectual Property in Brazil

Source: Innovation Agency from USP

Industrial IP includes (Law 9279/1996)PatentsTrademarksIndustrial designGeographical indications (e.g. DOC for wines)Unfair competition prevention lawTrade secrets

Copyright

Software (Law 9609/1998)Literature and art (Law 9610/1998)

Integrated Circuit Topography (Law 11484/2007)

Cultivar Protection (Law 9456/1997)Source: Innovation Agency from USP

Intellectual Property in Brazil

• Possible submission up to one year after publishing invention (results and ideas)

• Invention must be disclosed 18 months after submission

• Granted for 20 years

Inventions, materials, software, living beings, etc, that

are not patentable or protected follow the same

paradigms adopted internationally

Source: Innovation Agency from USP

Patents

Brazil-Ireland Scientific Cooperation

Joint Papers Citation count 27.7 per paper

Source: Web of Science

Leveraging Brazil-Ireland ties

• Growing bi-lateral scientific cooperation

• Global companies operating in Ireland and Brazil

• Establish connection between SMEs and academia bi-laterally

• Services Industry – leverage Irish experience with large number of graduates in Brazil in all

areas(e.g. Software and Big Data-related

applications)

Opportunities

University-industry Partnerships

Percentage of investment from companies

Source: Science & Engineering Indicators (2012, USA), USP, Unesp, UnicampApud: Brito Cruz, 2013

Acknowledgments

Vanderlei S. Bagnato – Innovation Agency, USP

Roberto M. Faria – USP, INEO

Carlos H. Brito Cruz – FAPESP, Unicamp