The global retail industry experienced a 67% decline in the number of environmental sustainability-related patent applications in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of environmental sustainability-related grants dropped by 15% in Q2 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Retail: Patents Trends Q2 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.
Notably, the number of environmental sustainability-related patent applications in the retail industry was 147 in Q2 2024, versus 442 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 20% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Toyota Motor filed the most environmental sustainability patents within the retail industry in Q2 2024. The company filed 14 environmental sustainability-related patents in the quarter, compared with 15 in the previous quarter. It was followed by NIKE with 5 environmental sustainability patent filings, LYRobotix (4 filings), and Abekin (3 filings) in Q2 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 24% share of total patent filings
The largest share of environmental sustainability related patent filings in the retail industry in Q2 2024 was in the US with 24%, followed by China (14%) and Japan (10%). The share represented by the US was 11% higher than the 13% share it accounted for in Q1 2024.
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