The global èßäAV experienced a 12% decline in the number of 3D printing-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of 3D printing-related grants remained flat in Q1 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Construction: Patents Trends Q1 2024 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years.
Notably, the number of 3D printing-related patent applications in the èßäAV was 82 in Q1 2024, versus 93 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 24% of patenting activity
èßäAV of patenting activity by companies shows that filed the most 3D printing patents within the èßäAV in Q1 2024. The company filed 6 3D printing-related patents in the quarter, compared with 1 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Sany Group with 5 3D printing patent filings, Saudi Arabian Oil (4 filings), and DXC Technology (3 filings) in Q1 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by China with a 28% share of total patent filings
The largest share of 3D printing related patent filings in the èßäAV in Q1 2024 was in China with 28%, followed by the US (20%) and Japan (9%). The share represented by China was 10% lower than the 38% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.
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