The global consumer industry experienced a 51% decline in the number of ecommerce-related patent applications in Q2 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of ecommerce-related grants dropped by 25% in Q2 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s Ecommerce in Consumer Goods – Thematic Research report offers a precise understanding of the impact of ecommerce on consumer goods industry with insights on value chain analysis, and information on specialist ecommerce vendors. Buy the report here.
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Notably, the number of ecommerce-related patent applications in the consumer industry was 56 in Q2 2023, versus 115 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 38% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 filed the most ecommerce patents within the consumer industry in Q2 2023. The company filed 9 ecommerce-related patents in the quarter, compared with 4 in the previous quarter. It was followed by L'Oreal with 4 ecommerce patent filings, Rakuten Group (3 filings), and ASICS (3 filings) in Q2 2023.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 57% share of total patent filings
The largest share of ecommerce related patent filings in the consumer industry in Q2 2023 was in the US with 57%, followed by Japan (13%) and China (7%). The share represented by the US was 13% higher than the 44% share it accounted for in Q1 2023.
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