Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts
The aim of this work was to evaluate the innovative performance of herbal extracts applied in cosmetics area, based on information collected from Brazilian, American and European patent banks. Analysis were carried out to evaluate the number of patent deposits from each database, the patent applican...
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doaj-4b22998ddf4d49ad823dd26dc56f0b352020-11-24T22:40:04ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1984-82502175-97902011-12-0147469370010.1590/S1984-82502011000400005Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extractsWagner Vidal MagalhãesAndré Rolim BabyMaria Valéria Robles VelascoDeborah Martin Mendes PereiraTelma Mary KanekoThe aim of this work was to evaluate the innovative performance of herbal extracts applied in cosmetics area, based on information collected from Brazilian, American and European patent banks. Analysis were carried out to evaluate the number of patent deposits from each database, the patent applicants profiles, the companies with most patent applications, and also the main uses of herbal extracts in cosmetics. Based on the results achieved, the number of patents filed at the Brazilian patent bank is much lower than that observed in American and European patent banks. Although the number of patents is limited, the analysis indicated a range of cosmetic applications that acts according to the international market trend, represented by a large number of multifunctional products.<br>O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o cenário da inovação referente a extratos vegetais aplicados no setor de cosméticos, com base em informações extraídas dos bancos de patentes brasileiro, americano e europeu. Foram realizadas análises para avaliar o número de depósitos de patentes de cada banco de dados, o perfil dos depositantes, as empresas com maior número de registros de patentes, e também as principais aplicações dos extratos vegetais descritos nos documentos. Com base nos resultados obtidos, o número de patentes depositadas no banco de patentes brasileiro é muito inferior ao observado nos bancos de patentes americano e europeu. No entanto, embora o número de patentes seja limitado, as análises indicaram uma variedade de aplicações cosméticas que agem de acordo com a tendência do mercado internacional, representada por um número elevado de produtos multifuncionais.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000400005CosméticosExtrato vegetalCosmeticsPlant extract |
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Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts |
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Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts |
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Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts |
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Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts |
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Patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts |
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patenting in the cosmetic sector: study of the use of herbal extracts |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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1984-8250 2175-9790 |
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The aim of this work was to evaluate the innovative performance of herbal extracts applied in cosmetics area, based on information collected from Brazilian, American and European patent banks. Analysis were carried out to evaluate the number of patent deposits from each database, the patent applicants profiles, the companies with most patent applications, and also the main uses of herbal extracts in cosmetics. Based on the results achieved, the number of patents filed at the Brazilian patent bank is much lower than that observed in American and European patent banks. Although the number of patents is limited, the analysis indicated a range of cosmetic applications that acts according to the international market trend, represented by a large number of multifunctional products.<br>O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o cenário da inovação referente a extratos vegetais aplicados no setor de cosméticos, com base em informações extraídas dos bancos de patentes brasileiro, americano e europeu. Foram realizadas análises para avaliar o número de depósitos de patentes de cada banco de dados, o perfil dos depositantes, as empresas com maior número de registros de patentes, e também as principais aplicações dos extratos vegetais descritos nos documentos. Com base nos resultados obtidos, o número de patentes depositadas no banco de patentes brasileiro é muito inferior ao observado nos bancos de patentes americano e europeu. No entanto, embora o número de patentes seja limitado, as análises indicaram uma variedade de aplicações cosméticas que agem de acordo com a tendência do mercado internacional, representada por um número elevado de produtos multifuncionais. |
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