Analysis of AI-Related Patents in Healthcare

The healthcare sector has been growing in large proportions worldwide. Due to the large scale of operations healthcare monitoring and management is often a challenge. Meeting healthcare needs requires timely availability of technologies. Innovations in the medical sector are an ongoing requirement. Digital healthcare implementation is promising introduction of innovations that build sustainability and are data-driven. Healthcare innovations impact not only generalised healthcare but also specialised healthcare. The adoption of new technologies has been rapid in the healthcare sector. The emergence of the Internet as a worldwide communication medium and digital revolution of the late twentieth century has opened several applications. The use of AI/ML has pervaded in all sectors. From a global perspective, several forms of IP have become relevant for protecting AI. Understanding the intersection of AI and IPR is important to identify effective protection of the applications of AI.