Patent applications related to cloud decreased by 19% per year on average in the medical industry since 2020 

The global medical industry experienced a 19% decline in annual average growth rate (AAGR) in the number of cloud-related patent applications between 2020 and 2022. The total number of cloud-related grants decreased by an AAGR of 9% during the same period, according to GlobalData's patent analytics database.  

Notably, the number of cloud-related patent applications in the medical industry was 3,627 since 2020, while 1,600 applications were granted. 

Analysis of patent applications by company shows that Johnson & Johnson filed the most cloud patents within the medical industry since 2020. The company filed 126 cloud-related patents since 2020.  

It was followed by Koninklijke Philips (89 applications), Siemens (51 applications), GN Store Nord (23 applications) and ICU Medical (23 applications).  

Analysis of patent grants by companies shows that Koninklijke Philips was granted 93 patents related to cloud within the medical industry since 2020. It was followed by Siemens (33 grants), Medtronic (30 grants), Johnson & Johnson (24 grants) and Samsung Group (20 grants).

The largest share of cloud-related patent publications in the medical industry since 2020 was held by China with 59%, followed by the US (10%) and Japan (8%).

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.  

GlobalData’s Patents Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official patent offices around the world. Proprietary 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