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The EAES intellectual property awareness survey.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Nakajima, Kiyokazu Mintz, Yoav Nickel, Felix Arezzo, Alberto |
| Abstract | IntroductionThe protection of intellectual property (IP) is one of the fundamental elements in the process of medical device development. The significance of IP, however, is not well understood among clinicians and researchers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of IP awareness and IP-related behaviors among EAES members.MethodsA web-based survey was conducted via questionnaires sent to EAES members. Data collected included participant demographics, level of understanding the need, new ideas and solutions, basic IP knowledge, e.g., employees' inventions and public disclosure, behaviors before and after idea disclosures.ResultsOne hundred and seventy-nine completed forms were obtained through an email campaign conducted twice in 2019 (response rate = 4.8%). There was a dominancy in male, formally-trained gastrointestinal surgeons, working at teaching hospitals in European countries. Of the respondents, 71% demonstrated a high level of understanding the needs (frustration with current medical devices), with 66% developing specific solutions by themselves. Active discussion with others was done by 53%. Twenty-one percent of respondents presented their ideas at medical congresses, and 12% published in scientific journals. Only 20% took specific precautions or appropriate actions to protect their IPs before these disclosures.ConclusionsThe current level of awareness of IP and IP-related issues is relatively low among EAES members. A structured IP training program to gain basic IP knowledge and skill should be considered a necessity for clinicians. These skills would serve to prevent the loss of legitimate IP rights and avoid failure in the clinical implementation of innovative devices for the benefit of patients. |
| ISSN | 09302794 |
| Journal | Surgical Endoscopy |
| Volume Number | 36 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC8345906 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| PubMed reference number | 34363113 |
| e-ISSN | 14322218 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00464-021-08650-4 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer US |
| Publisher Date | 2021-08-06 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021 |
| Subject Keyword | Intellectual property Invention Patent Public disclosure Employees' invention Medical device |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Surgery |
