IMPACT OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO ON THE NUMBER OF PATENT DOCUMENTS FILLED IN BRAZIL BETWEEN 2010 AND 2017

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This article aims to assess the impact of the state of São Paulo on the number of patent documents deposited in Brazil between 2010 and 2017. The methodology of the work uses data from patent documents obtained at the Brazilian patent office deposited in Brazil in the years 2010 to 2017 The patent documents are divided into three types: invention patent (PI), utility model (MU) and certificate of addition (CA), of these the greatest number is the invention patent (PI) that in the deposits in Brazil represents about 60%, already in deposits in the state of São Paulo represents 90%; secondly, the utility model (MU) appears, which in deposits in Brazil represents about 9%, while in deposits in the state of São Paulo it represents 35%; and, the certificate of addition (CA) that represents 1.5% or less of the patent documents found. Aside from the representation of deposits originating in the state of São Paulo in relation to deposits originating in Brazil for the types of patent documents: invention patent (PI) and utility model (MU): in relation to PI, of 17% with origin in Brazil 38% originates in the State of São Paulo, with respect to MU of 96% originating in Brazil 39% originates in the State of São Paulo; concluding that the State of São Paulo is the Brazilian state that deposits the most patent documents regardless of type.