{"id":17505,"date":"2021-07-20T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=17505"},"modified":"2023-04-03T10:54:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T10:54:57","slug":"shifting-ip-dynamics-top-players-lapsed-portfolio-due-for-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/shifting-ip-dynamics-top-players-lapsed-portfolio-due-for-maintenance","title":{"rendered":"Shifting IP Dynamics: Top 5 Players Lapsed 43% of their Portfolio due for Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted almost every business and industry sector except a few. While there\u2019s been a lot of buzz around the shifted IP dynamics during these unprecedented times, the USPTO preliminary data<\/a> for the year 2020 shows 1% decrease in patent grants and a 2% drop in application filings, when compared to the pre-pandemic year. In contrary, WIPO data<\/a> shows a cumulative increase of 4% in PCT applications over the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To explain these contrary figures, a detailed analysis is subject to application data publication which may take more than a year for accessibility. So, it would be inappropriate to argue about the dampened US filings or correlating the slump with the quality of applications, given the latest USPTO fee hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid making any speculations, it would rather be wise to take a plunge into the patent portfolio management strategies of the top companies that may shed some light into these shifting IP strategies, amidst the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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