Analysis of patent application and authorization in a hospital and countermeasures

Objective To share the experience of the patent application, authorization, and transfer in a hospital in last five years, this study aims to improve the patent application and authorization in hospitals. Methods Using data from China Patent Infonet and State Intellectual Property Office of People's Republic of China, we searched the patent application and authorization during Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2016, and included those that patentee was our hospital or the employee of our hospital. Results The number of patent applications was 215, including 151 service intention-creation applications, and 64 non-service intention-creation applications. Patent application and authorization in our hospital have been increasing year by year, covering internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and so forth. Conclusions We accumulated some experience in patent application, authorization and transfer which provide reference for further, more comprehensive and integrated, patent management system. Key words: Patent application; Patent authorization; Service intention-creation; Transfer