The prawns of the genus Macrobrachium with commercial importance: a patentometric view

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%) andM. superbum (1%). Until now, it has not been attempts to generate patents to American continent species. Keywords: Macrobrachium, prawn, patents, technology, innovation, aquaculture. El interes cientifico por las especies del genero Macrobrachium no ha sido solo desde el aspecto biologico, sino tambien economico. El presente trabajo analiza las patentes detectadas en diversas bases de datos utilizando la palabra clave "Macrobrachium". Se incluyeron las patentes que mencionaran en el titulo principal a alguna especie de Macrobrachium. Se encontraron 131 patentes, de las cuales instituciones y autores chinos han producido mas del 90%. Las tematicas abordadas se refieren a las tecnologias de cultivo (41%), nutricion y alimentacion (26%), tecnologias de reproduccion (19%), y diagnostico patologico y tratamientos (14%). Las especies a las que son dirigidas las patentes son M. rosenbergii (71%), M. nipponense (28%) y M. superbum (1%). No se ha publicado ninguna patente para especies del continente americano. Palabras clave: Macrobrachium, camaron de rio, patentes, tecnologia, innovacion, acuicultura.