Life Sciences Top Patent Publishing List

Published date02 August 2022
Subject MatterIntellectual Property, Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Patent, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology
Law FirmCipher
AuthorCipher &nbsp

Pace of innovation findings

Life Sciences were a clear leader out of all the patent categories tracked to chart the pace of innovation. This was one of the lead findings in Cipher's recent A Global View of Innovation report.

In the total number of technology inventions, Life Sciences ranked third, behind Mechanical and Information.

Total number of published Life Sciences patents

Using patent filings as an indicator of innovation, Life Sciences have published the most patents in the last three years - 550,000.

The largest growth areas in Life Sciences are shown to be in these fields:

  • Cleaning
  • Absorbent materials
  • Food & Drink
  • Infection & Disease therapy.

The top owners of inventions

Our analysis revealed that household names such as Johnson & Johnson, L'Oreal and Canon are amongst the Life Sciences players driving this innovation change.


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