Patent applications related to cybersecurity increased by 49% per year on average in the apparel industry since 2020

The global apparel industry experienced a 49% increase in annual average growth rate (AAGR) in the number of cybersecurity-related patent applications between 2020 and 2022. The total number of cybersecurity-related grants decreased by an AAGR of 5% during the same period, according to GlobalData's patent analytics database.  

Notably, the number of cybersecurity-related patent applications in the apparel industry was 143 since 2020, while 74 applications were granted.  

Analysis of patent applications by assignee shows that NIKE filed the most cybersecurity patents within the apparel industry since 2020. The company filed 49 cybersecurity-related patents since 2020.  

It was followed by Inveniam Capital Partners (15 applications), VF (7 applications), Algix (6 applications) and Safran (5 applications).  

Analysis of patent grants by assignee shows that NIKE was granted 14 patents related to cybersecurity within the apparel industry since 2020. It was followed by Inveniam Capital Partners (7 grants), adidas (7 grants), Safran (2 grants) and Under Armour and VF (2 grants each).

The largest share of cybersecurity-related patent publications in the apparel industry since 2020 was held by the US with 56%, followed by China (24%) and South Korea (7%).

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.