The global aerospace, defence & security industry experienced a 55% decline in the number of environmental sustainability-related patent applications in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of environmental sustainability-related grants dropped by 16% in Q2 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Aerospace, Defense & Security: Patents Trends Q2 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 environmental sustainability-related patent applications in the aerospace, defence & security industry was 697 in Q2 2024, versus 1,556 in the prior quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 21% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that RTX filed the most environmental sustainability patents within the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q2 2024. The company filed 32 environmental sustainability-related patents in the quarter, compared with 51 in the previous quarter. It was followed by General Electric with 31 environmental sustainability patent filings, Safran (30 filings), and Rolls-Royce (30 filings) in Q2 2024.

Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 33% share of total patent filings

The largest share of environmental sustainability related patent filings in the aerospace, defence & security industry in Q2 2024 was in the US with 33%, followed by China (15%) and Japan (6%). The share represented by the US was 11% higher than the 21% share it accounted for in Q1 2024.

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This content was updated on 17 July 2024

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GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.