Patents valuation in core innovation: case study of a Brazilian public university

• Autor(a) principal: Tukoff-Guimarães, Yuri Basile
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Kniess, Claudia Terezinha, Renato , Renato, Silva Ruiz, Mauro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração e Inovação
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/186846
• topic: Innovation management; Technology transfer offices; Industrial economy; Patents valuation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess how technology transfer offices (TTOs) of a publicuniversity of the state of São Paulo use patent valuation methods in the process of using developedtechnology value and transferring technology to industry.Design/methodology/approach – This study is an exploratory qualitative investigation based on acase study conducted in a public university in the state of São Paulo. The university has a TTO and aninternal structure for technology transfer. In-depth interviews were conducted with the TTO manager aboutpatent valuation and the answers given were analysed.Findings – The results on how TTOs use patent valuation methods in the process of assigning value totechnology indicate which factors facilitate and which factors hinder the valuation of patents in technologiesdeveloped at universities.Research limitations/implications – The possible lack of data disclosure due to confidentialityregarding royalties and trading fees makes further comparisons between Brazilian public universitiesdifficult. Therefore, this study recommends that further studies on patent valuation and technologytransfer process at private universities, research institutes and public and private companies should beperformed.Practical implications – In the practice, this study contributes to companies and TTOs by increasingtheir synergies in licensing negotiations, as well as by reducing the gap of information, between the businessparties for assignment and transfer of technologies. With regard to theoretical contribution, this study can citeadvances in the methods to measure the financial benefits arising from the valuation of technologiesembedded in the patents.Originality/value – Owing to the lack of research on the methods of valuation used by TTOs ofBrazilian universities, the present study can be useful in serving as a theoretical source for future research and in supporting future TTO negotiations in the process of transferring technologies toproductive industry.