The global medical industry experienced a 43% decline in the number of robotics-related patent applications in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of robotics-related grants dropped by 50% in Q3 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Medical Devices: Patents Trends Q3 2023 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years. Buy the databook here.
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Notably, the number of robotics-related patent applications in the medical industry was 290 in Q3 2023, versus 508 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 28% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Medtronic filed the most robotics patents within the medical industry in Q3 2023. The company filed 23 robotics-related patents in the quarter, compared with 15 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Johnson & Johnson with 19 robotics patent filings, Intuitive Surgical (16 filings), and Stryker (12 filings) in Q3 2023.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 44% share of total patent filings
The largest share of robotics related patent filings in the medical industry in Q3 2023 was in the US with 44%, followed by China (11%) and South Korea (5%). The share represented by the US was 13% higher than the 31% share it accounted for in Q2 2023.
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