Technological mapping of softwares for intellectual property management and swot analysis for the development of a new technology

Abstract

Owing to the large amount of information, need for security, reliability and speed in the internal procedures of Technological Innovation Centers (TICs) of Federal Universities and Institutes, alternatives for the implementation of automated and efficient management must be sought. Thus, the objective of this work was to perform a survey of registers of computer programs (CPs) related to the management of intellectual property (IP), identifying Brazil's position in the international patent landscape and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis for the development of a new technology. A search for CPs was performed in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and for patents on the ©Questel Orbit platform, from 2000 to 2020, using the descriptors "propriedade intelectual", " gerenciamento da propriedade intelectual " and "gestão da propriedade intelectual” in the “title” field in the NIIP database and the same terms, in english, in the “title” and “abstract” fields of ©Questel Orbit. 21 CPs found approach the theme, which after excluding duplications and those not related to IP management, resulted in 12, whose functionalities do not solve the needs of TICs of Federal Universities and Institutes. Regarding the patents, despite the large number of families, most refer to the management of IP rights, such as licensing and oppositions, and are not related to the management of routine activities in the TICs. Finally, the SWOT analysis allowed us to conclude for the viability of development and implementation of a management system in the studied TIC.