Immuno-Oncology related patent filings increased in the pharmaceutical industry in Q2 2023

Notably, the number of immuno-oncology-related patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry was 182 in Q2 2023, versus 170 in the prior quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 13% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Immatics filed the most immuno-oncology patents within the pharmaceutical industry in Q2 2023. The company filed 7 immuno-oncology-related patents in the quarter, compared with 30 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center with 6 immuno-oncology patent filings, Bristol-Myers Squibb (4 filings), and Technion Israel Institute of Technology (3 filings) in Q2 2023.

Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 49% share of total patent filings

The largest share of immuno-oncology related patent filings in the pharmaceutical industry in Q2 2023 was in the US with 49%, followed by China (7%) and Japan (5%). The share represented by the US was 18% higher than the 32% share it accounted for in Q1 2023.

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This content was updated on 2 August 2023

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