The prawns of the genus Macrobrachium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) with commercial importance: a patentometric view

• Akintola, Shehu L. ; Chávez-Chong, Cristina Olimpia ; Arencibia-Jorge, Ricardo ; Chong-Carrillo, Olimpia Chong-Carrillo ; García-Guerrero, Marcelo U. ; Michán-Aguirre, Layla ; Nolasco-Soria, Héctor ^[1] ; Cupul-Magaña, Fabio ; Vega-Villasante, Fernando
  1. [1] CIBNOR S.C.
• Localización: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, ISSN-e 0718-560X, ISSN 0716-1069, Vol. 44, Nº. 3, 2016, págs. 602-609
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The scientific interest in the genus Macrobrachium was not only from a biological aspect, but also from economic aspect. This paper analyzed the patents identified in several databases using the keyword Macrobrachium. Patents were selected when a species of Macrobrachium was mentioned in main title. The total number of identified patents was 131, of which Chinese authors and institutions have produced more than 90%. Topics addressed refer to culture technologies (41%), nutrition and feeding (26%), reproduction technologies (19%) and pathological diagnosis and treatments (14%). Patents are mainly directed for M. rosenbergii (71%), M. nipponense (28%) and M. superbum (1%). Until now, it has not been attempts to generate patents to American continent species.