The global pharmaceutical industry experienced a 36% decline in the number of future of work-related patent applications in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of future of work-related grants dropped by 30% in Q3 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Pharma: Patents Trends Q3 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 future of work-related patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry was 778 in Q3 2024, versus 1,215 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 6% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals filed the most future of work patents within the pharmaceutical industry in Q3 2024. The company filed 14 future of work-related patents in the quarter, compared with 7 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Danaher with 11 future of work patent filings, Sartorius (8 filings), and Chinese Academy of Sciences (7 filings) in Q3 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by China with a 25% share of total patent filings
The largest share of future of work related patent filings in the pharmaceutical industry in Q3 2024 was in China with 25%, followed by the US (24%) and Japan (6%). The share represented by China was 26% lower than the 51% share it accounted for in Q2 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.
