The global aerospace, defence & security industry experienced a 44% decline in the number of batteries-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of batteries-related grants dropped by 15% in Q1 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Aerospace, Defense & Security: 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.
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Notably, the number of batteries-related patent applications in the aerospace, defence & security industry was 107 in Q1 2024, versus 192 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 26% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Oshkosh filed the most batteries patents within the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q1 2024. The company filed 15 batteries-related patents in the quarter, compared with 5 in the previous quarter. It was followed by RTX with 6 batteries patent filings, Zipline (3 filings), and URS (2 filings) in Q1 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 53% share of total patent filings
The largest share of batteries related patent filings in the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q1 2024 was in the US with 53%, followed by China (19%) and Japan (14%). The share represented by the US was 11% higher than the 42% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.
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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.
