Resumo

We analyze the mechanisms relate to external Research and Development (R&D) collaboration in the agricultural innovation’s context, where Intellectual Property (IP) plays a key role. We address the issue in IP rights relate to R&D collaboration with different external stakeholders by analyzing the Brazilian Corporation for Agricultural Research (Embrapa).

The systematic interaction of innovation agents and networks contributes significantly to the development of OI practices at EMBRAPA, combining skills, efforts and developing innovations that could not be created exclusively within the organization, but it is important to invest and strengthen the culture of IP, in all parties involved in the collaborative phase of the project and in the patenting process.

This study is characterized as qualitative. The structure of this research was built in three stages, as follows: theoretical framework, secondary data collection and data analysis.

The interaction of innovation agents, ideas and networks and also enabling a collaborative innovation environment, prospecting and implementing strategic partnerships and alliances, sharing skills, capabilities and infrastructure - significantly contributes to the development of OI practices, regarding IP policies and strong policies.

Such interactions demand protection systems, IP rigid practices and consolidated policies among Embrapa and its stakeholders involved in the innovation process. Besides that, Embrapa can be considered an outside-in and pecuniary organization.

Through the evidence identified in the research, several opportunities in open innovation practices were already being explored by Embrapa to reach new technologies and improve its outside-in open innovation model.

We analyze the mechanisms relate to external Research and Development (R&D) collaboration in the agricultural innovation’s context, where Intellectual Property (IP) plays a key role. We address the issue in IP rights relate to R&D collaboration with different external stakeholders by analyzing the Brazilian Corporation for Agricultural Research (Embrapa).

The systematic interaction of innovation agents and networks contributes significantly to the development of OI practices at EMBRAPA, combining skills, efforts and developing innovations that could not be created exclusively within the organization, but it is important to invest and strengthen the culture of IP, in all parties involved in the collaborative phase of the project and in the patenting process.

This study is characterized as qualitative. The structure of this research was built in three stages, as follows: theoretical framework, secondary data collection and data analysis.

The interaction of innovation agents, ideas and networks and also enabling a collaborative innovation environment, prospecting and implementing strategic partnerships and alliances, sharing skills, capabilities and infrastructure - significantly contributes to the development of OI practices, regarding IP policies and strong policies.

Such interactions demand protection systems, IP rigid practices and consolidated policies among Embrapa and its stakeholders involved in the innovation process. Besides that, Embrapa can be considered an outside-in and pecuniary organization.

Through the evidence identified in the research, several opportunities in open innovation practices were already being explored by Embrapa to reach new technologies and improve its outside-in open innovation model.