Notably, the number of patent applications in the banking & payments industry was 9,506 in Q1 2024, versus 11,524 in the prior quarter. Filings were down 4% year-on-year and decrease 17% quarter-on-quarter. This compares to a 4% year-on-year decrease in patent grants and 17% decline in quarter-on-quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 47% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that the largest number of patents filed over the last quarter was by China Investment with 1,170, followed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with 1,059 and China Investment with 898.

Patenting activity was driven by China with a 52% share of total patent filings

The largest share of patent filings in the banking & payments industry in Q1 2024 was in China with 52%, followed by the US (24%) and Japan (4%). The share represented by China was 4% lower than the 56% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.

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