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SMITH & NEPHEW

Overview
  • Total Patents
    4,051
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,612
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 71.0%
About

SMITH & NEPHEW has a total of 4,051 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 71.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1920. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and pharmaceuticals are COX DANIEL L, KOLOPLAST AS and INNOVENTIONS LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing SMITH & NEPHEWs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Hartwell Edward Yerbury 456
#2 Nicolini Derek 298
#3 Greener Bryan 210
#4 Askem Ben Alan 197
#5 Collinson Sarah Jenny 194
#6 Blott Patrick Lewis 184
#7 Hunt Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon 159
#8 Fryer Christopher John 126
#9 Hartwell Edward 113
#10 Hicks John Kenneth 112

Latest patents

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GB202101598D0 Clinical support application for wound treatment
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GB202100527D0 Systems and methods for managing operation of wound dressings or wound treatment devices
GB202015790D0 Control circuitry for negative pressure wound treatment apparatuses
GB202015747D0 Temperature monitoring and control for negative pressure wound therapy systems
GB202014938D0 Method of manufacturing a fabric for a wound dessing
GB202010144D0 Negative pressure wound therapy dressing recognition, wound status detection, and therapy adjustment
WO2020234429A2 Systems and methods for monitoring and treating diabetic foot ulcers
GB202006305D0 Apparatures and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
GB202005928D0 Dual mode negative pressure source operation for provision of negative pressure wound therapy
GB202005867D0 Tissue treatment device
GB202005788D0 Wound treatment management using augmented reality overlay
GB202005783D0 Wound treatment management using augmented reality overlay
WO2020221595A1 Communication and user interface control in user activity monitoring systems
GB202004878D0 Wound dressing
GB202004868D0 Wound care compositions and methods of preparation thereof
GB202004855D0 Wound Dressing
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GB202004865D0 Wound Dressing
GB202004859D0 Wound dressing control and activation