Nanotechnology patenting in Brazil: development, potentialities and reflections for the environment and human health

Quimica nova

Ferreira, Aldo Pacheco¹  Alencar, Maria Simone de Menezes¹  Sant'Anna, Leonardo da Silva² 

[1] Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil;Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

关键词: patenting;    nanotechnology;    number of patent applications.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422013000200024

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Nanotechnology developments continue to be produced at exponential rates for a wide and diverse range of applications. In this paper was done a study of technological forecasting in nanotechnology applied to health, based on information drawn in Brazil from 1991 to 2010. The longitudinal evolutions of the number of patent applications, their topics, and their respective patent families have been evaluated for the total global activity. There were obtained 1352 patent applications in this period. It were analyzed the legal nature of the depositors, the year of deposit, depositors' home countries and processes. It has been a goal subsidizes the policy-makers to adapt and modernize the regulatory framework on nanotechnology and risks involving health as a strategic area in the politics of Science.

【 授权许可】

CC BY