The global èßäAV experienced a 16% decline in the number of modular construction-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of modular construction-related grants dropped by 10% 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 modular construction-related patent applications in the èßäAV was 82 in Q1 2024, versus 98 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 15% of patenting activity
èßäAV of patenting activity by companies shows that State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council filed the most modular construction patents within the èßäAV in Q1 2024. The company filed 5 modular construction-related patents in the quarter, compared with 4 in the previous quarter. It was followed by with 2 modular construction patent filings, China Railway Group (2 filings), and Toto (2 filings) in Q1 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by China with a 43% share of total patent filings
The largest share of modular construction related patent filings in the èßäAV in Q1 2024 was in China with 43%, followed by the US (10%) and Japan (9%). The share represented by China was 53% lower than the 96% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.
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