FROM IMITATION TO INNOVATION

CHINESE INNOVATION STRATEGY ANALYSIS

Abstract

From the First Industrial Revolution, which occurred in the mid-eighteenth century, the history of humanity began to be guided by different economic and social values and principles, different from those already seen. Among them, it can be mentioned the appreciation of the idea of technological innovation, which came to be understood as a possibility of obtaining economic development very different from what was seen until then. Over the years and from the first technologies developed, it can be observed the direction that the market took towards the theory of “from imitation to innovation” and all its positive or negative perspectives for the development of a competitive market, including the stimuli arising from the strategic management of Industrial Property. The imitation strategy used, up to a certain point, can be considered as a great differential for companies that aim to enter the market. This article will address this innovation strategy from the perspective of China, presenting an overview of academic publications and patent filing made in China and Brazil in the period from 2010 to 2021. The research was carried out through a qualitative and quantitative approach, with the objective of descriptive research. In this sense, bibliographical and documentary techniques were also used with analysis of academic articles, institutional documents, dissertations, theses and laws. The main result was the exponential growth of the filing of patent applications in China. Finally, the obtained conclusion refers to the positive influence of the innovation strategy "from imitation to innovation" on Chinese technological development.