PATENT GENERATOR: PROPOSED TOOL FOR WRITING PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR IFRS
Industrial property. Patents. Federal Institutes. Technological Production.
The study developed software to assist in writing patent applications made by the academic community of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS). Through a bibliographical and documentary research, the scientific and technological production carried out in Brazil between the years 2015 to 2019 was mapped. By the same means, the number of patent applications filed by the Federal Institutes in 2018 and 2019 together was also determined. to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), identifying the causes of formal requirements in the processes. Through prospective research, it updated the survey on patent application filings and causes of formal requirement by the Federal Institutes in 2020 and the first half of 2021. formal requirements and annulment of patent applications, in addition to poor wording of patent applications. Its technological products include the Patent Generator software, which promises to automate the formatting and assist in the writing of patent applications and a scientific article carried out to complement the study. It explains how the software works. It concludes by highlighting the importance of the Patent Generator software for the academic community, and the need for writing patent applications that meet the requirements of Brazilian legislation.