The global aerospace, defence & security industry experienced a 33% decline in the number of robotics-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of robotics-related grants dropped by 20% 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 robotics-related patent applications in the aerospace, defence & security industry was 1,116 in Q1 2024, versus 1,657 in the prior quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 9% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Wing Aviation filed the most robotics patents within the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q1 2024. The company filed 27 robotics-related patents in the quarter, compared with 34 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Boeing with 24 robotics patent filings, SZ DJI Technology (21 filings), and Autel Robotics USA (16 filings) in Q1 2024.

Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 37% share of total patent filings

The largest share of robotics related patent filings in the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q1 2024 was in the US with 37%, followed by China (13%) and Japan (8%). The share represented by the US was 12% higher than the 25% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.

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This content was updated on 18 April 2024

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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.