Agency guides
Practical knowledge on innovation at UFRRJ.
How to protect a creation, set up an R&D partnership, license a UFRRJ technology or pursue entrepreneurship with the Agency's support — all in one place, in plain language.
Start here
- What the Agency doesMission, thematic divisions and how the Agency supports researchers, companies and the UFRRJ community.
- Before you publish your researchWhy talk to the Agency before disclosing results that may have industrial application.
- How royalties workSplit 1/3 to inventor, 1/3 to the unit, 1/3 to UFRRJ — under Law 10.973/2004.
How to protect a creation
- PatentHow to protect an invention via INPI: requirements, UFRRJ flow and form.
- TrademarkDistinctive signs for products, services or units — registration at INPI via e-Marcas.
- Industrial designOrnamental external configuration of objects — 10-year renewable protection.
- Geographical indicationIndication of Source (IP) and Designation of Origin (DO) — Law 9.279/1996.
- Computer programSoftware registration at INPI with code excerpt — Law 9.609/1998.
- CultivarProtection of new plant varieties via SNPC/MAPA — Law 9.456/1997.
- Integrated circuit topographySui generis protection for integrated circuit topographies.
Transfer & partnerships
- License a UFRRJ technologyHow companies can license technologies from the Showcase — flow, NDA and contract.
- Set up an R&D partnershipResearch, development and innovation agreements under the Legal Framework (Law 13.243/2016).
- Contract templatesConfidentiality terms, R&D agreements, international cooperation and legal instruments.
Entrepreneurship
Applied legislation
- Innovation Law 10.973/2004Principles of the ICT–productive sector relationship, mandatory NIT and royalty split.
- CT&I Legal Framework (13.243/2016)Update to the Innovation Law and regulation by Decree 9.283/2018.
- UFRRJ Innovation Policy (185/2024)Institutional Innovation Policy approved by CONSU Deliberation 185/2024.