Avaliação do depósito de patentes de produtos naturais em saúde no INPI

Abstract

Introduction: Brazil, for having a great biodiversity of flora and fauna could be ahead in the development of research and innovation related to natural products. However, this possibility is distant, as the countries with biotechnology, take advantage of the Brazilian institutional and cultural fragility to protect inventions through patents, and take possession of Brazilian wealth with the patenting of natural resources. Objectives: This study seeks to analyze patent applications in the area of natural products in health in the period 1900-2015, deposited in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI) of Brazil. Methods: Therefore, the patent search was conducted based on the patent applications filed with the INPI. For search, the search fields were used "date" and "International Patent Classification" (IPC) with A61K36/00, relating to medicinal preparations containing undetermined constitution materials derived from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, for example, traditional herbal medicines. Results and Discussion: After the search, they found the deposit of 141 patent applications processes 1900-2015, of these, 75.2% are non-residents of the country and only 35 requests were filed by Brazilians. Conclusion: Given the results, one can evaluate the Brazilian scenario and the situation in which they are deposited patents in the area of natural products in health between the period 1900 to 2015, becoming clear that Brazil should further protect its innovations, by comparing with data obtained by other countries.