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COVIDIEN AG

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,402
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    14,498
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 36.0%
About

COVIDIEN AG has a total of 1,402 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 36.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1991. It filed its patents most often in EPO (European Patent Office), United States and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, measurement and machines are NICHOLLS CLIVE, ACUDERM INC and KLEYMAN GENNADY.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing COVIDIEN AGs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Focus industries

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Dycus Sean T 105
#2 Johnson Kristin D 82
#3 Meier Kevin C 73
#4 Podhajsky Ronald J 66
#5 Palmer Matthew A 56
#6 Sisk Ricky A 54
#7 Hanlon James G 51
#8 Garrison David M 50
#9 Smith Kevin W 49
#10 Weinberg Craig 48

Latest patents

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