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ETHICON INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    9,873
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,167
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 28.0%
About

ETHICON INC has a total of 9,873 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 28.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1949. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, pharmaceuticals and machines are HBMEDICALS CO LTD, STOPEK JOSHUA and TRANSEASY MEDICAL TECH CO LTD.

Patent filings per year

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

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Lin Szu-Min 347
#2 Jamiolkowski Dennis D 320
#3 Bezwada Rao S 212
#4 Rousseau Robert A 162
#5 Cardinale Michael 161
#6 Cohn Simon 157
#7 Kriksunov Leo B 145
#8 Tannhauser Robert J 143
#9 Alpern Marvin 139
#10 Cerwin Robert J 124

Latest patents

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