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Table 1 Malarial invention patents filed by domestic and foreign entities and its grant ratiosa

From: Domestic trends in malaria research and development in China and its global influence

Fields

1985–1994

1995–2004

2005–2014

 

Domestic

Foreign

Domestic

Foreign

Domestic

Foreign

 

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

Vaccines

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

12 (8.3%)

1

(0)

11 (9.1%)

4

(75.0%)

3 (66.6%)

1 (100%)

38 (42.1%)

13 (30.8%)

25 (48.0%)

21 (57.1%)

15 (66.7%)

6 (33.3%)

111 (12.6%)

29 (13.8%)

82 (12.2%)

Drugs

3 (33.3%)

1 (100%)

2 (0)

3 (33.3%)

0

(0)

3 (33.3%)

11 (81.8%)

3 (100%)

8 (75.0%)

21 (42.9%)

5 (60.0%)

16 (37.5%)

34 (38.2%)

9 (55.6%)

25 (32.0%)

80 (11.3%)

17 (11.8%)

63 (11.1%)

Diagnostics

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

3 (33.3%)

1 (100%)

2

(0)

1 (100%)

0

(0)

1 (100%)

7 (57.1%)

2 (100%)

5 (40.0%)

3 (33.3%)

2

(0)

1 (100%)

40 (15.0%)

9 (22.2%)

31 (6.3%)

Total

3 (33.3%)

1 (100%)

2

(0)

18 (16.7%)

2 (50%)

16 (12.5%)

16 (81.3%)

6 (83.3%)

10 (80.0%)

66 (43.9%)

20 (45.0%)

46 (43.5%)

58 (43.5%)

26 (57.7%)

32 (60.0%)

231 (12.6%)

55 (14.5%)

176 (10.8%)

  1. Grant ratios are reported in parentheses. Patents that were documented to be used in multiple areas, were counted repetitively so as to fully illustrate the R&D activities in certain areas
  2. aThe field is classified on the basis of international patent classification (IPC) taxonomy. Universities and research institutes are categorized as public applicants, while companies and individuals as private applicants