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SMITH & NEPHEW INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    4,946
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    849
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 17.0%
About

SMITH & NEPHEW INC has a total of 4,946 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 17.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1985. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and computer technology are NFOCUS NEUROMEDICAL INC, VALTECH CARDIO LTD and IBIS MEDICAL INC.

Patent filings per year

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

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Torrie Paul Alexander 185
#2 Housman Mark Edwin 140
#3 Wilkinson Zachary Christopher 130
#4 Kelman David C 128
#5 Smith Graham 124
#6 Ferragamo Michael C 110
#7 Janna Sied W 105
#8 Jani Shilesh C 104
#9 Austin Gene Edward 103
#10 Lunn Richard M 99

Latest patents

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WO2020257115A1 Tendon harvesting system