The global healthcare industry experienced a 21% decline in the number of robotics-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of robotics-related grants dropped by 29% in Q1 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Healthcare: Patents Trends Q1 2024 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years. Buy the databook here.
Notably, the number of robotics-related patent applications in the healthcare industry was 90 in Q1 2024, versus 114 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 19% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Johnson & Johnson filed the most robotics patents within the healthcare industry in Q1 2024. The company filed 7 robotics-related patents in the quarter, compared with 4 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Intuitive Surgical with 4 robotics patent filings, CMR Surgical (2 filings), and Beijing Institute of Technology (2 filings) in Q1 2024.
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Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 50% share of total patent filings
The largest share of robotics related patent filings in the healthcare industry in Q1 2024 was in the US with 50%, followed by China (6%) and Japan (3%). The share represented by the US was 12% higher than the 38% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.
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