Building for a bi-lateral future: best practice (IP in Brazil)
Osvaldo N Oliveira [email protected]
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