mHealth is one of the emerging markets offering numerous opportunities both for the involved stakeholders and for doctors to improve the quality of life of patients. For this reason, a smart analysis of patents and innovations in mHealth together with the identification of the next future challenges is necessary for companies to enter the market and exploit their know-how to match consumer demand. This paper focuses on the analysis of the Intellectual Property Rights in the field of mHealth systems to draw a reference knowledge framework of the mHealth scenario. An up-to-date detailed categorization, the geographical distribution and the identification of top players in mHealth are presented.

mHealth Market Exploitation Through the Analysis of the Related Intellectual Property Rights

M. Barbieri;G. Andreoni
2019-01-01

Abstract

mHealth is one of the emerging markets offering numerous opportunities both for the involved stakeholders and for doctors to improve the quality of life of patients. For this reason, a smart analysis of patents and innovations in mHealth together with the identification of the next future challenges is necessary for companies to enter the market and exploit their know-how to match consumer demand. This paper focuses on the analysis of the Intellectual Property Rights in the field of mHealth systems to draw a reference knowledge framework of the mHealth scenario. An up-to-date detailed categorization, the geographical distribution and the identification of top players in mHealth are presented.
2019
m_Health Current and Future Applications
978-3-030-02182-5
mHelath, Patent, IPR, Distribution, Companies, Exploitation
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