Analysis of Patent Applications and Authorizations in China's Medical Imaging Equipment Industry
According to Wisdom Sprout data, the number of patent applications and authorizations in China's medical imaging equipment industry as a whole showed an overall trend of rising and then declining from 2013 to 2022. As a technology-intensive industry, medical imaging equipment industry has a high heat of patent application, in May 2023, the number of patent applications and authorizations in China's medical imaging equipment industry were 263,000 and 139,000 respectively, and the proportion of patent authorizations was 52.84%.
Note: 1)Patent search keywords: medical imaging equipment; endoscopy; ultrasound imaging; magnetic *** vibration imaging and other related keywords; 2)Patent screening conditions: legal status for the authorization, substantive examination, public, PTC for the designated country (within the designated period); 3)Screening conditions: simple homologation; 4)Patent statistics time: as of May 19, 2023. The same as below, without further elaboration.
Analysis of Patent Types in China's Medical Imaging Equipment Industry
According to Wisdom Sprout, as of May 2023, the patent types in China's medical imaging equipment industry are mainly inventions, with invention-type patents accounting for 68.07% of the number of patents in China's medical imaging equipment industry; followed by utility model patents, with a patent percentage of 20.08%.
Regional Analysis of Patent Applications in China's Medical Imaging Equipment Industry
Patent applications in China's imaging equipment industry are mainly concentrated in regions rich in medical resources and economically developed. According to Wisdom Sprout data, as of May 2023, the region with the most patent applications in China's medical imaging equipment industry is Guangdong, followed by Jiangsu. Among them, the number of patent applications in Guangdong accounted for 25.02% of the number of patent applications in China's medical imaging equipment industry, while the number of patent applications in Jiangsu accounted for 17.79%.
Analysis of Patent Applicants in China's Medical Imaging Equipment Industry
According to Wisdom Sprout, as of May 2023, the largest number of patent applications in China's medical imaging equipment industry was filed by Samsung Electronics Co. followed by Huawei Technologies, and the third-ranked patent application was filed by Canon Inc.
Analysis of Popular Technical Subjects of Patent Applications in China's Medical Imaging Equipment Industry
According to Wisdom Sprout, as of May 2023, the highest number of patent applications in China's medical imaging equipment industry was for A61K31: Pharmaceutical Preparations Containing Organic Active Ingredients [2], with the number of patents accounting for the medical imaging equipment industry's The number of patents accounted for 16.21% of the total number of patent applications in the medical imaging equipment industry.
For more research and analysis of this industry, please refer to Prospect Industry Research Institute's "China Medical Imaging Equipment Industry Development Prospect Forecast and Investment Strategy Planning Analysis Report".