China University Patent Analysis And Countermeasures Research

The patent application acceptance and awarding of university was studied in this paper, including patent, utility model and industrial design between 1986 and 2001, and the comparative studies with other trades have been carried out; investigations were done on the relationship between university patent applications, the number of researchers and inventors, application of R&D advances, number of technical service personnel, investment of scientific research funds, patent transfer, number of research and development projects, and number of scientific and technological achievement awards in universities; 547 staff members of the Central South University completed the questionnaire (32 questions) regarding the intellectual property right, knowledge of patents, awareness of patent protection and patent-related behaviors , those people were distributed in the departments of teaching, research, administration and management, and teaching support; one-way ANOVA, multivariate analysis of variance MANOVA and linear correlation methods were used in the analysis of research-related factors concerning Central South University staff members and their understanding of intellectual property right, knowledge of patent, awareness of patent protection and patent-related behaviors , the major factors affecting university patent application, awarding and transfer were identified; countermeasures to promote university patent development in China were also proposed .