Objective To understand the current status of pre-patent evaluation in public hospitals and provide sugges-tions for promoting the implementation of pre-patent evaluation in hospitals.Methods This paper investigated the pre-patent evaluation process of 14 representative tertiary public hospitals in Shanghai by using literature retrieval and interview survey methods,summarized and analyzed the current status of pre-patent evaluation of hospitals.Results At present,the research on pre-patent evaluation in hospitals was still relatively limited,and only a small number of hospitals carried out basic pre-pa-tent evaluation work,lacking clear evaluation guidelines,professional talents and institutional support.Conclusions The pre-application evaluation of patents can be carried out by formulating supporting evaluation policies,improving the evaluation process,clarifying the positioning of full-time managers,and exploring the cooperation mode of professional institutions.
Public hospitalPatent qualityPre-application evaluation