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ETHICON GMBH

Overview
  • Total Patents
    196
About

ETHICON GMBH has a total of 196 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1984. It filed its patents most often in Germany, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, textiles and paper and pharmaceuticals are BIOMERIX CORP, ACUITIVE TECH INC and DONG NIANGUO.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ETHICON GMBHs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Walther Christoph 65
#2 Schuldt-Hempe Barbara 44
#3 Landgrebe Susanne 20
#4 Priewe Joerg 19
#5 Hinsch Bernhard 17
#6 Wohlert Stephen 16
#7 Sump Raimo 13
#8 Hinsch Bernhard Dr 9
#9 Ruthenberg Juergen 8
#10 Saller Uwe 8

Latest patents

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WO02051318A1 Positioning device for a surgical instrument
DE10153334A1 Flat implant
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US6638209B2 System with a surgical needle and a handle