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

  • With 6,611 patents published between 2002 and 2022, NIKE Inc holds the most number of patents in the global Sport sector.

  • The second largest number of patents were published by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd with 5,653 related patents, of which 98.8% was contributed by its subsidiary Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. The third largest number of patents were published by FILA Holdings Corp with 4,844 related patents, of which 97.9% was contributed by its subsidiary Acushnet Holdings Corp. The fourth largest number of patents were published by Bridgestone Corp with 3,882 related patents, of which 94.9% was contributed by its subsidiary Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.. The fifth largest number of patents were published by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation with 2,682 related patents.

  • The top five patent holders, i.e., NIKE Inc, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, FILA Holdings Corp, Bridgestone Corp, and Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, together held 23,672 patents during the period.

Global: Top Patents Holders in the Sport 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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