Exploring Academic Patenting in Indonesia (1990-2015)

Abstract

This study reveals the performance of Indonesian universities and institutes in producing academic patent for the period of 1990 until 2015. The study focused on the top 10 Indonesian universities by research performance index in 2015. Bibliometric data of academic patents from the Indonesian Patent Database were gathered and analyzed. Qualitative and quantitative analysis were deployed to portray the recent condition of academic patenting. Several anomalies were identified at the end of this study. Firstly, correlation study shows that no effect of academic quantity and quality research to patent filling. Secondly, the potential of technological-based institutes is not well developed in producing patents. Lastly, invention count on engineering-related inventions are still behind the medical, veterinary and food ones.