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Global: Top Patents Holders in the Healthcare Sector (2002 - 2022)

  • With 132,753 patents published between 2002 and 2022, Johnson & Johnson holds the most number of patents in the global Healthcare sector, of which 12.6% was contributed by its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica NV.

  • The second largest number of patents were published by Medtronic Plc with 85,411 related patents, of which 39.3% was contributed by its subsidiary Covidien Lp. The third largest number of patents were published by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd with 77,621 related patents. The fourth largest number of patents were published by Pfizer Inc with 62,120 related patents. The fifth largest number of patents were published by Sanofi with 51,929 related patents, of which 28.1% was contributed by its subsidiary Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH.

  • The top five patent holders, i.e., Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic Plc, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pfizer Inc, and Sanofi, together held 409,834 patents during the period.

Global: Top Patents Holders in the Healthcare Sector (2002 - 2022)

Note: The number of patents includes patents published by the holding company and its subsidiaries (data till October 2022)
Published: November 2022
Source: GlobalData

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