The global consumer industry experienced a 55% decline in the number of robotics-related patent applications in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of robotics-related grants dropped by 14% in Q3 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Consumer: 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.
Notably, the number of robotics-related patent applications in the consumer industry was 322 in Q3 2024, versus 718 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 36% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that LG filed the most robotics patents within the consumer industry in Q3 2024. The company filed 28 robotics-related patents in the quarter, compared with 65 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Beijing Roborock Technology with 27 robotics patent filings, Robert Bosch Stiftung (24 filings), and Midea Group (20 filings) in Q3 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 34% share of total patent filings
The largest share of robotics related patent filings in the consumer industry in Q3 2024 was in the US with 34%, followed by China (13%) and Japan (6%). The share represented by the US was 17% higher than the 17% share it accounted for in Q2 2024.
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