The global insurance industry experienced a 2% rise in the number of cybersecurity-related patent applications in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of cybersecurity-related grants dropped by 7% in Q2 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Insurance: 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 cybersecurity-related patent applications in the insurance industry was 130 in Q2 2024, versus 128 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 24% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance filed the most cybersecurity patents within the insurance industry in Q2 2024. The company filed 21 cybersecurity-related patents in the quarter, compared with 15 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Allstate with 4 cybersecurity patent filings, Prudential Financial (2 filings), and Experian (2 filings) in Q2 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 75% share of total patent filings
The largest share of cybersecurity related patent filings in the insurance industry in Q2 2024 was in the US with 75%, followed by China (14%) and Australia (0.77%). The share represented by the US was 25% higher than the 50% share it accounted for in Q1 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.
