Current Status of Application and Authorization of Patents in Pharmaceutical Field Assisted by Artificial Intelligence in a Grade-A Tertiary Hospital
Objective To promote the development of pharmaceutical field-related patents assisted by artificial intelligence(AI)in hospitals.Methods The data on the pharmaceutical field-related patents assisted by AI in a grade-A tertiary hospital(up to October 31,2023)were searched through the patent search and analysis function provided by the HimmPat to analyze the application and authorization of patents,legal status of patent application,types of authorized patents,specific technical fields and cooperative application status in this field.Results A total of 130 patents were applied for in this hospital,of which 38(29.23%)were authorized;16 patents(12.31%)were applied for through cooperation,with an authorization rate of 50.00%.After the emergence of relevant patent applications in 2017,the quantity of applications increased year by year,then decreased and rebounded,and the quantity of authorizations increased rapidly since 2021.There were 56 in-review patent applications(43.08%)and many invalid patent applications(36 cases,27.69%).Among the authorized patents,invention patents accounted for a relatively large proportion(34 cases),with an authorization rate of 26.98%,and only four functional and new-style patents were authorized.The specific technologies mainly involved the intelligent diagnosis and treatment and intelligent health management.Conclusion The quantity of patent applications in pharmaceutical field assisted by AI in this hospital is maintaining a growth trend,but there are still problems such as a lack of patent management-related talents,a single technical field,and few cooperative applications.It is suggested that we should consolidate the patent applications in intelligent diagnosis and treatment and intelligent health management,strengthen the construction of patent management-related talent teams,establish a high-value patent cultivation system,standardize the standards of medical data,cultivate the inter-disciplinary talents,deepen the cooperation with enterprises,promote the patent conversion,and strengthen the study on high-added value AI assisting research and development of drugs.
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