Prospecção tecnológica da mangaba (Hancornia speciosa): através da análise do depósito de patentes

Abstract

Mangabeira, Hancornia speciosa (Apocynaceae) is a native fruit tree of Brazil. It is found in open vegetation areas such as: Shrublands, trays, plateaus and scrub. Increasing challenges have led to the search for new approaches to exploration in science, technology and innovation and evaluation of social and environmental impacts of the species studied, is the case of the number of deposits of significant patents in fruit growing area, gardening and ethnobotany with plants native to the Brazilian flora, as mangaba. Under this scenario, the present study aims at a technological prospecting study to evaluate the landscape of patent applications in WIPO databases - World Intellectual Property Organization and the INPI - National Institute of Industrial Property related to this species through a thorough analysis of patents in order to verify the technological advances in this field of expertise, so they can be subsidized future applications in science, technology and innovation in this production chain.