Patent activity (2004 to 2008)

For several years now, the development of biodegradable polymers has been underway and research in this area continues till date. Application areas for biodegradable polymers encompass packaging, agriculture, medicine, cosmetics, automotive etc. A large number of patent and non-patent publications in this area are available. This patent tracker presents an overview of patents published on biodegradable polymers during the years 2004 and 2008.

Our patent search, based on classification codes, has identified key players, universities, research collaborations and independent inventors filing patents in this area.

Key Players

Unitika Ltd.
Toray Industries Inc.
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
Allergan Inc.
Reva Medical Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Boston Scientific Corp.
Sony Corp.
Abbott Laboratories
and Others...

Universities

There are > 374 published patents from universities / research institutes. It is interesting that the top universities actively working in this area are based out of China. The top universities having patents in this area are:

Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
Tongji University
Wuhan University of Technology
Shanghai University
Nankai University
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Focus of Key Players
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Research collaborations

There are 132 patents filed as a result of joint research programs in this area. The top five collaborators who have filed a large number of patents in this area are:
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Most cited patents
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Patent filing trends

A study of filing trends indicates an increase in research efforts in this area from Boston Scientific Corp. and Abbott Laboratories.
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Recent non-patent literature
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Projects in pipeline and Biodegradable polymer materials under development
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Biomedical products incorporating biodegradable polymers

Controlled release drugs
Coatings
Implants
Sutures
Stents
Scaffolds
Tissue engineering
Tissue adhesives
and many more....