BIOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT INTELLIGENCE IN THE AMAZON BIOECONOMY: AN INTEGRATIVE NARRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

In this integrative narrative review, with an analytical-critical orientation, we examine how patent information in biotechnology can leverage the Amazon bioeconomy. Three axes are integrated: the technical-legal foundations of patentability and compliance (IPL; SisGen; IN 118/2020; INPI/CPAPD Technical Note 01/2023; WIPO ST.26; WIPO Treaty 2024); methods and best practices for patent landscaping; and an applied analysis of the guaraná, açaí, and copaíba value chains. The findings show that the systematic use of patents—combined with IPC/CPC classifications, family-based analysis, and claim interpretation—enhances technological diagnostics and reduces search biases. Opportunities emerge in bioactives, bioprocesses, functional ingredients, and nanoformulations, conditioned by governance of access and benefit-sharing and by rules regarding digital sequence information. It is concluded that institutionalizing patent intelligence within the R&D&I cycle is essential for transforming biodiversity into responsible innovation, strengthening regional capacities, and avoiding rework.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2025.036-056