Smith & Nephew Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Smith & Nephew has a total of 14379 patents globally, out of which 7251 have been granted. Of these 14379 patents, more than 44% patents are active. United States of America is where Smith & Nephew has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also United Kingdom is the origin country of Smith & Nephew.

Smith & Nephew was founded in the year 1856. Smith & Nephew plc develops and markets advanced medical devices. The Group is involved in orthopaedics, endoscopy, and advanced wound management. As of April 2023, the market cap of Smith & Nephew is $12.96 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Smith & Nephew which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Smith & Nephew patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Smith & Nephew patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Smith & Nephew have?

The founder Thomas James Smith has 0 patent and CEO Deepak Nath has 0 patent.

How many patents does Smith & Nephew have?

Smith & Nephew has a total of 14379 patents globally. These patents belong to 3036 unique patent families. Out of 14379 patents, 6426 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Smith & Nephew File Every Year?

Smith & Nephew Patent Filing Trend

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or GrantSmith & Nephew Applications FiledSmith & Nephew Patents Granted
20231097
2022182389
2021450464
2020539508
2019511514
2018738562
2017618620
2016582716
2015812578
2014945472
2013874326
2012865284
20111026318

How many Smith & Nephew patents are Alive/Dead?

Smith & Nephew Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did Smith & Nephew File in Different Countries?

Smith & Nephew Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Smith & Nephew Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America3552
Europe1645
Japan1261
Australia1240
Germany866
China851
Canada649
United Kingdom643
India308
Brazil256
South Africa236
Russia219
Korea (South)211
Spain205
Austria204
Mexico171
Denmark72
Singapore37
Portugal34
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)31
Norway24
Israel24
Taiwan12
Argentina11
Hungary11
Italy11
Malaysia5
France4
Chile4
New Zealand4
Turkey3
Indonesia2
Colombia2
Cyprus2
Poland2
Switzerland1
Czech Republic1
Philippines1
Finland1
Macao1
Slovenia1
Saudi Arabia1
Africa1

Where are Research Centres of Smith & Nephew Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Smith & Nephew

 10 Best Smith & Nephew Patents

US20040034357A1 is the most popular patent in the Smith & Nephew portfolio. It has received 1411 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Pneumrx and P Tech.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Smith & Nephew:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20040034357A11411
US6689153B11380
US9226750B21034
US20020019649A11006
US20040030330A1975
US8715256B2927
US8764732B2910
US6660008B1863
US8808274B2819
US9050123B2765

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Smith & Nephew patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Smith & Nephew invention. They couldn’t because Smith & Nephew had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 1219 Smith & Nephew patents in 9974 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Smith & Nephew patent portfolio are KCI, Covidien and Arthrex.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Smith & Nephew –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Smith & Nephew PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
KCI345998
Covidien82183
Arthrex79195
Biomet Manufacturing72174
Zimmer68184
Arthrocare61222
Boston Scientific4482
Biomet Sports Medicine4281
Howmedica Osteonics4185
Stryker Corporation3674

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Smith & Nephew Patents

 Top Smith & Nephew Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US10729357B246
US7887551B235
US7518502B233
US7569742B230
US7779625B225
US7949386B224
US6517578B221
US6855143B221
US11133096B220
US7651509B219
US6551330B118
US6949096B218
US6946003B118
US6602248B118
US8192424B217

What Percentage of Smith & Nephew US Patent Applications were Granted?

Smith & Nephew (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2686 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1898 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.06%.

Below are the key stats of Smith & Nephew patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Smith & Nephew?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear45387.19%
Smith & Nephew33277.70%
Sabrina Chambers30978.14%
Dickinson Wright Smith & Nephew6989.29%
Covidien5095.00%
Fish & Richardson4988.37%
Norton Rose Fulbright4487.18%
Shumaker Loop & Kendrick3791.89%
Stites & Harbison3644.44%
Tucker Ellis3479.41%

What are Smith & Nephew key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Smith & Nephew?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Smith & Nephew in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Smith & Nephew thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Smith & Nephew search focus changed over the years?

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