Território usado e a produção de patentes no Rio Grande do Norte : uma análise a partir da UFRN

Abstract

The production of patents is seen as a measure to analyze the production of innovation in the potiguar territory, and the research seeks to understand how economic and political dynamics influence the protection of intellectual property and the production of patents, considering the neoliberal context and globalization. The present work aims to analyze the importance of public Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) in obtaining patents in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, as the main agents that use the norte-rio-grandense territory, contributing to the territorial dynamics and to the production of innovations. The specific objectives of the research are to identify the contents of the tecnoesfera and the psicoesfera for the production of patents in the state, to identify the cooperative relations between the institutions for obtaining patents and to elaborate an analysis of the granting of patents in the state with the help of cartography. The theoretical contribution is based on the category of analysis "território usado", on the dialectic pair tecnoesfera, psicoesfera and on the concepts of divisão territorial do trabalho and sistemas territoriais de inovação. The methodology is structured in five steps: bibliographic research, data collection, document analysis, interviews and production of maps and graphs. The study seeks to understand the impacts of economic transformations in Rio Grande do Norte and the territorial inequalities linked to innovation. In addition, it aims to provide subsidies for science and technology promotion policies adapted to different territorial contexts. Among the results, we highlight the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) as the main agent that makes use of the state territory for the production of patents. This use of the territory is selective and a direct result of federal policies to encourage research and innovation, which constitute a tecnoesfera and psicoesfera supporting the sistema territorial de inovação norte-rio-grandense.