TY - GEN N2 - This study discusses the opportunities and challenges offered by patents to foster technology transfer from government funded research institutions in developing countries. It presents a review of policy frameworks and recent policy changes aimed to foster academic patenting and technology transfer in low- and middle-income countries. It then analyzes patenting activities by universities and public research organizations and compares these trends with respect to high-income countries. This analysis is complemented with an assessment of the current state of patenting and technology commercialization practices in a selected group of technology transfer offices. DO - 10.34667/tind.28867 DO - doi AB - This study discusses the opportunities and challenges offered by patents to foster technology transfer from government funded research institutions in developing countries. It presents a review of policy frameworks and recent policy changes aimed to foster academic patenting and technology transfer in low- and middle-income countries. It then analyzes patenting activities by universities and public research organizations and compares these trends with respect to high-income countries. This analysis is complemented with an assessment of the current state of patenting and technology commercialization practices in a selected group of technology transfer offices. T1 - The State of Patenting at Research Institutions in Developing Countries :Policy Approaches and Practices. AU - Zuniga, Pluvia. L1 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28867/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_4.pdf LA - eng ID - 28867 L4 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28867/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_4.pdf KW - Patents KW - Patents SN - 2957-8256 TI - The State of Patenting at Research Institutions in Developing Countries :Policy Approaches and Practices. L2 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28867/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_4.pdf LK - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28867/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_4.pdf UR - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28867/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_4.pdf ER -