Аннотация:Roliball is an emerging sports event with a wide mass base in China. This study retrieved 202 related patents based on the innojoy patent database for more than 30 years of roliball patents worldwide. Through visual charts, the roliball patents were analyzed from the perspectives of patent layout analysis, innovation institutions and patent value analysis, patent quality and transfer analysis. The analysis shows that China is still the only source country for the invention patents of this emerging sports event, and its internal source has obvious regional characteristics and technical theme characteristics; the innovation and research and development of roliball is going through a transition stage from the explosive period to the adjustment period, and new technological innovations are needed to achieve breakthroughs; the relevant patent value of roliball is different, and the overall patent value needs to be improved. It is suggested that relevant interest groups should strengthen international cooperation and exchanges, encourage technological innovation and market development, improve inventors’ patent protection awareness and application skills, and strengthen policy support and resource investment to achieve further development and innovation of roliball. Let roliball make greater contributions to the enrichment of human social life.
