Development and Current Situation Analysis of Patents from First Class Hospitals in Shanghai

Abstract

Objective This paper analyzed the development and current situation of patents from first class hospitals in Shanghai, reflecting the development of scientific researches, providing medical science research management with data support as the basis of decision making. Methods Based on patent search and analysis of State Intellectual Property Office of The P. R.C and Incopat, a technology innovation intelligence platform with global patent information, patents from first class hospitals in Shanghai published before the year of 2015 are analyzed from aspects including patent category, legal status, time trend, applicants of invention patent, proprietor and inventors of authorized invention patents, transfer of invention patents, etc. Results First class hospitals in Shanghai had 1979 invention patents, which accounted to 56.38% of the total. 71.21% of invalid invention patents fell into abeyance because of withdraw, rejection, and abandon, which was 2.47 times of those due to termination. Eight hospitals including Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital and Huashan Hospital were at the top of both the invention patent application list and the authorized invention patent list, both accounting to more than sixty percent. Conclusions The number of invention patents has gone through germination stage, developing rapidly in recent years, the ratio of authorized inventions appears to decline slightly after rise. The reasons of patent invalidation are worthy of attention, the information about legal status of patents can be reasonably used, applicants and inventors shows uneven distribution, patent quality should be emphasized with quantity rise, cross regional and cross border cooperation can bring about complementary advantages. Key words: Shanghai; Hospital; Patent