This paper aims at analyzing the influence variables of patent obtaining by the industries from São Paulo State, using to this, data from Pesquisa de Atividade Econômica Paulista (PAEP) provided by Fundação Sistema de Análise de Dados (SEADE) from 1999 to 2001. The research has a quantitative approach with descriptive and correlational characteristics, where the statistical method used was the logistic regression. The results show that the export orientation, the capital origin, the main outcome source (goods or services), the factor related to the investments on research and development, (R&D) availability of R&D specific department or laboratory, R&D cooperation and the information sources for innovative activities are significant influence variables on the probability of patent obtaining.
Patents; technological innovation; logistic regression
