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A fourth criterion for evaluating inventions by TTOs

Authors

  • Douglas Moura Miranda UFTM
  • Camila Naves Arantes Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)
  • Demian Oliver Vidal Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)
  • Gleuber Henrique Rocha Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Arnaldo Jose Pereira Rosentino Junior Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)
  • Elder Vicente de Paulo Sobrinho Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20401/rasi.9.2.700

Keywords:

technology assessment, TTO, Technology Transfer Offices, patents

Abstract

In a context in which the technology transfer rate of Brazilian universities has not followed the growth in the number of patent applications and letters patent, the present work suggests the inclusion of an evaluation of the commercial potential of an invention by the Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) in addition to the evaluation of the three patentability criteria, that is, before the application is filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property. Considering the lack of assessment methods compatible with the reality of an academic TTO, this work develops a new technology assessment method designed to be integrated into the operational routines of this institution. The development starts from a large set of 201 evaluation criteria obtained in the literature, filter it to 151 criteria after an initial analysis, performs prioritization with the help of a committee, and using multi-criteria decision methods identifies weights for the criteria. The work develops four sets of criteria (versions from 26 to 59), so that one of them is used according to the stage of the research, development and innovation project. To illustrate the utilization of the method, it is applied to one real invention. The case study demonstrated that the method can be applied in approximately 73 minutes and is therefore easy to use.

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