MANAGEMENT OF THE INTELECTUAL PROPERTY BY THE BRAZILIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: GUIDLINES FOR LICENSING AND COMMERCIALIZATION

Abstract

This article discusses the management of intellectual property in Brazilian public universities, mainly in relation to strategies for commercialization or licensing the results of academic research. It identifies, in the international literature, the main strategies adopted and recommended by technology transfer offices in foreign universities, and compares them to the practices adopted in different Brazilian universities. Finally, it makes recommendations to enhance the procedures adopted by Brazilian institutions. Key words: Patent. Technology transfer offices. Commercialization. Licensing. Public university. Results of academic research.