Worldwide Patent Landscaping of AYUSH Technologies

Abstract

The paper is a landscape analysis of patenting activity in the field of AYUSH. A patent search was carried out for patents in the field of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy in the Questel Orbit database. The search was carried out globally and included the patents that were filed in the last five years (February 2015 - January, 2020). A total of 1560 patents were retrieved during the search. The search showed that a disproportionate amount of patents were filed in the field of Yoga followed by Homeopathy and Ayurveda. Pinghu Shengroude plastic industry came out as the assignee with maximum number of patent filings followed by Jiangsu Youth Fitness Equipment. The search also covered products, current developments in the field along with listing potential commercialization opportunities for existing players in the field.