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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    9,603
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,283
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 50.0%
About

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC has a total of 9,603 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 50.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1991. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and electrical machinery and energy are KOSCHER STEFAN, ARTHROCARE CORP and TRANSMED7 LLC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Shelton Iv Frederick E 910
#2 Shelton Frederick E Iv 805
#3 Ortiz Mark S 789
#4 Morgan Jerome R 650
#5 Swayze Jeffrey S 552
#6 Stokes Michael J 400
#7 Zeiner Mark S 341
#8 Houser Kevin L 338
#9 Harris Jason L 307
#10 Stulen Foster B 298

Latest patents

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