The global consumer industry experienced a 14% decline in the number of digital payments-related patent applications in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of digital payments-related grants rose by 23% in Q4 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Consumer: Patents Trends Q4 2023 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 digital payments-related patent applications in the consumer industry was 60 in Q4 2023, versus 70 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 58% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that LG filed the most digital payments patents within the consumer industry in Q4 2023. The company filed 14 digital payments-related patents in the quarter, compared with 7 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications with 6 digital payments patent filings, NIKE (6 filings), and PepsiCo (5 filings) in Q4 2023.
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Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 45% share of total patent filings
The largest share of digital payments related patent filings in the consumer industry in Q4 2023 was in the US with 45%, followed by China (7%) and Japan (7%). The share represented by the US was 22% higher than the 23% share it accounted for in Q3 2023.
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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.
