Abstract
Purpose This study aims to analyze the correlation between the investments in the Brazilian Space Agency (BSA) and the patenting process. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used was a statistical analysis through correlation and linear regression between the secondary data of investments made by the federal government, retrieved from the Transparency Portal, in the BSA and the patenting process, taking into consideration the number of invention, utility model and certificate of addition of invention. Findings After a brief presentation of the emergence of innovation and patent applications with the investments of governments in space agencies, this study presents the analysis of information in different times of investment that showed positive correlation between the two variables adopted. Originality/value One can point to the value of this study as strategic investments in space agencies to boost the filing of patents in a nation in the most diverse areas.
Highlights
The issue of patents has been seen as a national development strategy for countries seeking to protect the results of investments in research and innovation
After a brief explanation of the terms of patenting applications, we carried out a correlating test comparing information between MCTI investments in the Brazilian Space Agency (BSA) and the previously described patenting applications terms
From the evaluation of each type of filing of the patenting process, it was noted that the patent of invention and the utility model present Zc > 2.1098; the Null Hypothesis (Ho) was rejected, so there is acceptance of the correlation between the patent of invention and utility model, with the investments of MCTI in the BSA
Summary
The issue of patents has been seen as a national development strategy for countries seeking to protect the results of investments in research and innovation. The common understanding is that patenting protection is a means of encouraging innovation and technological development, boosting technology transfer and promoting scientific, economic, social and technological progress (Almeida, 2014; Lima, 2013). In this sense, there is an emerging concern worldwide about patenting protection, which has been growing year after year due to the advancement of the innovative capacity of each country (Burhan & Jain, 2015). The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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