Survey on patent situation of medical research institutions in Guizhou Province

Objective In recent years, driven by our country's policy of strengthening independent innovation capabilities, there is dramatic increasing of the Patent application volume in Guizhou Province. This article analyzes the patent application and authorization of Guizhou medical research institutes, explored its existing problems and proposed countermeasures. Methods In this paper, the author searched the patent data of Guizhou Medical Scientific Research Institutions, including medical universities and their affiliated hospitals, medical colleges, and people's hospitals at all levels, through the Baiten Patent Data Retrieval Website. Data about the number of patent applications, types of applications, technical composition, legal status, legal events were analyzed to understand the existing problems, and proposed further solutions. Results At present, the medical scientific research units in Guizhou Province still have many problems in patent applications, such as low quality, Pay attention to the application but neglect the maintenance, low patent transactions, lack of patent knowledge for scientific researchers, and low patent consulting services. Conclusions These problems can be solved by improving the intellectual property management department, strengthening information literacy education, running a new mode of school-enterprise cooperation, and adding patent service organizations. Key words: Guizhou Province; Medical research institutions; Patent applications; Investigations