ABSTRACT
This article explores the extent to which patent applications financed by the Argentine S&T system have been licensed and commercially exploited. This fundamental topic for guiding technology transfer policies, however, has not been analyzed quantitatively. This research seeks to partially fill this gap by means of a survey, which was answered by 145 researchers responsible for PICT projects –the main instrument for financing S&T in the country– who have been inventors and/or patent applicants. Among the main results, the following stand out: i. 28% state that they have at least one licensed patent, while 12% have at least one in exploitation; ii. licensing and exploitation rates are lower when the patent is applied for in Argentina than when it is processed in foreign offices; iii. the main cause indicated for the lack of transfer is the absence of demand or linkage with adopters of the technology.
KEYWORDS:
Economic development; Exogenous industrialization; Blind technology transfer; Knowledge economy; Cognitive exploitation