The global technology industry experienced a 5% decline in patent filings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of grants rose by 2%, resulting in overall patent publications decreasing by 5.8%, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Technology: Patents Trends Q2 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.
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Notably, the number of patent applications in the technology industry was 291,588 in Q2 2024, versus 309,504 in the prior quarter. Filings were down 10% year-on-year and decrease 5% quarter-on-quarter. This compares to a 10% year-on-year decrease in patent grants and 5% decline in quarter-on-quarter.
Most patenting activity has been in the Communications sector, where the number of patents filed Q1 2024 was 32712, a drop of 10% versus the previous quarter. The second-largest patent count was in Image Management (26942, down 4%) and then Wireless Networking in third (26618, down 11%).
The top five companies accounted for 10% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that the largest number of patents filed over the last quarter was by Samsung Group with 11,418, followed by Huawei Investment with 7,016 and Qualcomm with 4,043.
Patenting activity was driven by China with a 48% share of total patent filings
The largest share of patent filings in the technology industry in Q2 2024 was in China with 48%, followed by the US (19%) and Japan (7%). The share represented by China was 2% higher than the 45% share it accounted for in Q1 2024.
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GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.
