The global retail industry experienced a 53% decline in the number of customer loyalty-related patent applications in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of customer loyalty-related grants dropped by 14% in Q3 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Retail: Patents Trends Q3 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 customer loyalty-related patent applications in the retail industry was 408 in Q3 2024, versus 873 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 16% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Toyota Motor filed the most customer loyalty patents within the retail industry in Q3 2024. The company filed 21 customer loyalty-related patents in the quarter, compared with 27 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Coupang with 18 customer loyalty patent filings, Capital One Financial (12 filings), and Toshiba (8 filings) in Q3 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 46% share of total patent filings
The largest share of customer loyalty related patent filings in the retail industry in Q3 2024 was in the US with 46%, followed by Japan (5%) and China (5%). The share represented by the US was 20% higher than the 25% share it accounted for in Q2 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.
