Caracterização da Propriedade Industrial nos Institutos Federais do Centro-Oeste

Abstract

Industrial property ensures the exclusive right to exploit the protected object, providing means to seek rewards for innovative efforts. Given this context, this article aimed to study the characterization of patents filed by federal institutes in the Midwest region at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). To achieve the article's objective, it was necessary to conduct a literature review on the subject, gather and analyze data available on the INPI platform, collect and analyze internal policies of the institutions studied on the subject, and finally, consolidate the data. As a parameter for this research, five federal institutes located in the Midwest were evaluated, considering that each Federal Institute has campuses in several municipalities. They are: the Federal Institute of Brasília (IFB), the Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG), the Federal Institute Goiano (IF Goiano), the Federal Institute of Mato Grosso (IFMT), and the Federal Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul (IFMS). Through the study of the data obtained, a total of 232 deposit requests were identified during the period from 2011 to 2021, including 63 invention patents, 21 trademark registrations, 148 software/computer program registrations, and no industrial designs, no geographical indications, and, according to the INPI platform, there were no searches in the integrated circuit topography database, so it was not possible to verify this type. It was possible to note that 71% of industrial property requests are related to computer program registrations, 20% to patent filings, and 10% to trademark registrations.