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Objective:By retrieving published patents on novel coronavirus related technologies, we analyzed the differences in patent applicants, target areas, patent quality, etc. in different countries and regions, and learned from the patent layout of relevant key innovation entities in countries and regions with relatively mature patent systems, such as Europe and the United States, to provide a reference for the subsequent writing and layout of related Chinese patents.Methods:" Novel coronavirus pneumonia, nCov pneumonia, novel coronavirus, nCov, COVID-19, 2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV-2" were searched as key words in the PatSnap Patent Database, with a limitation of public date before September 30, 2020. Based on the bibliometric method, this study analyzed applicants, regional distribution, patent quality, patent subject, etc.Results:4 541 patents on novel coronavirus related technology were obtained through search and filtering, whose applicants are mainly from China, which is also the major, region of applications. However, in an analysis of patent quality regarding novel coronavirus related technologies, the number of claims of US patent applications reached 44.48, and the number of patents in the same family reached 5.21, while in China, the numbers were just 9.27 (claims) and 1.45 (patents of the same family).Conclusions:China outperformed other countries in terms of the number of patent applications for novel coronavirus related technologies, but fell rather far behind the US in terms of patent quality and layout. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce and train professional patent management talents, improve the patent management system, raise awareness of patent legal protection, write high-quality legal documents, attach importance to the global market of patent technology, and strengthen the internationalization of patent layout, further promote industry-university-research cooperation, strengthen exchanges and cooperation among research institutions, pharmaceutical enterprises, hospitals and other institutions, pay attention to the combination of scientific research and clinical, prevention and control practices, and promote the healthy development of coronavirus research.
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Scutellariae Radix is one of the most popular Chinese mateira medica (CMM) with a long history, commonly used for heat-clearing and damp-drying. In this paper, based on the characteristics of CMM, the retrieval strategy was formulated. Then, the global patent data of Scutellariae Radix were retrieved from Innography. A total of 23 426 patents related to Scutellariae Radix have been retrieved worldwide. A set of statistical and bibliometric methods has been used to analyze the technical competition situation from the aspects of development trend, global patent layout, research and development hotspots, core patents and other aspects. The analysis results showed that the patent technology life cycle of Scutellariae Radix is in a rapid growth period. The R&D focuses on prescriptions, health products, and tea drinks of Scutellariae Radix. Four countries, including China, Japan, USA, and South Korea, are the main sources of technology, as well as the most important patent layout. Scutellariae Radix industry has a unique regional development advantage, especially in East of China, Beijing, Tianjin, and Sichuan. From the perspective of development trend, there is a broad space for the development of Scutellariae Radix industry.
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Patent rights transfer is an important way to realize the value of the patent, and it is also one of the core propositions for the localization of the patent system in China. Based on the analysis on the theory of patent system as breakthrough point, to explore the core problems of patent rights transfer in China and put forward theoretical assumptions for these problems. An empirical research on these theoretical assumptions was made through a data source upon the number of patent rights transfer in the past 30 years of implementing the patent system in China, and suggestions for the localization of the patent system from the dimension of patent rights transfer were proposed based on empirical results.