Notably, the number of cybersecurity-related patent applications in the aerospace, defence & security industry was 104 in Q3 2023, versus 159 in the prior quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 28% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Northrop Grumman filed the most cybersecurity patents within the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q3 2023. The company filed 9 cybersecurity-related patents in the quarter, compared with 1 in the previous quarter. It was followed by RTX with 7 cybersecurity patent filings, General Electric (5 filings), and Thales (4 filings) in Q3 2023.

Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 55% share of total patent filings

The largest share of cybersecurity related patent filings in the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q3 2023 was in the US with 55%, followed by South Korea (8%) and France (5%). The share represented by the US was 19% higher than the 36% share it accounted for in Q2 2023.

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