The global power industry experienced a 23% decline in the number of smart grid-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of smart grid-related grants dropped by 10% in Q1 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Power: Patents Trends Q1 2024 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years. Buy the databook here.
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Notably, the number of smart grid-related patent applications in the power industry was 3,427 in Q1 2024, versus 4,455 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 26% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that State Grid Corporation of China filed the most smart grid patents within the power industry in Q1 2024. The company filed 544 smart grid-related patents in the quarter, compared with 560 in the previous quarter. It was followed by China Southern Power Grid with 225 smart grid patent filings, North China Electric Power University (57 filings), and Huawei Investment (34 filings) in Q1 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by China with a 56% share of total patent filings
The largest share of smart grid related patent filings in the power industry in Q1 2024 was in China with 56%, followed by the US (8%) and Japan (3%). The share represented by China was 112% lower than the 168% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.
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