The global foodservice industry experienced a 32% decline in patent filings in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of grants dropped by 21%, resulting in overall patent publications decreasing by 32.6%, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Foodservice: Patents Trends Q3 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 patent applications in the foodservice industry was 207 in Q3 2024, versus 307 in the prior quarter. Filings were down 45% year-on-year and decrease 32% quarter-on-quarter. This compares to a 45% year-on-year decrease in patent grants and 32% decline in quarter-on-quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 24% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that the largest number of patents filed over the last quarter was by Starbucks with 29, followed by Anheuser-Busch InBev with 6 and Zensho with 5.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 47% share of total patent filings
The largest share of patent filings in the foodservice industry in Q3 2024 was in the US with 47%, followed by China (11%) and Japan (6%). The share represented by the US was 11% higher than the 36% share it accounted for in Q2 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.
