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August 7, 2026

Erst Patent, dann Paper? Neuheitsschädliche Vorveröffentlichung an deutschen Hochschulen

Wie oft zerstören deutsche Hochschulen die Neuheit ihrer eigenen Erfindung, indem sie vor der Patentanmeldung publizieren? Messung an 6.501 EP-Anmeldungen deutscher Hochschulen (2000–2016) über X-Kategorie-Zitate im Recherchenbericht mit Autor-Erfinder-Abgleich — mit Benchmark gegen Fraunhofer, Max-Planck, Helmholtz, Leibniz sowie Hochschulen in den USA, Großbritannien und der Schweiz, und mit der Aufschlüsselung nach WIPO-Technikfeldern, die zwischen Chemie (3,79 %) und Maschinenbau (0,18 %) einen Faktor von mehr als zwanzig zeigt.

Technology Landscape 2000–2016 3,03 % SelbstkollisionFraunhofer 1,15 %−9,2 Prozentpunkte ErteilungsquoteChemie 3,79 % gegen Maschinenbau 0,18 %
June 27, 2026

Apple Inc. — Patent Filing Strategy 2020–2024

Company profile of Apple Inc.'s global patent portfolio 2020–2024 — 13,934 patent families from 32,851 applications in 27 jurisdictions. A US-anchored portfolio led by digital communication and computer technology, with China as the second filing destination and almost no external co-applicants.

Company Profile 2020–2024 13,934 patent families82% of families filed in the USChina second with 4,967 families
June 23, 2026

Drohnen (UAV) — Globale Patentlandschaft 2014–2024

Patentlandschaft unbemannter Luftfahrzeuge (UAV): 43.618 DOCDB-Patentfamilien mit frühestem Anmeldejahr 2014–2024 an 68 Ämtern, gefunden über die Klassifikations-Subklasse B64U in IPC und CPC plus den UAV-Vorgängerplatz B64C39/024 — von Bildgebung und Lieferdrohnen über Agrar und Inspektion bis zu militärisch getaggter Technik.

Technology Landscape 2014–2024 43.618 Familien57% China (Anmeldeamt)DJI #1 (1.215)
March 12, 2026

Water Electrolysis — Patent Landscape 2000–2024

Patent landscape of water electrolysis and electrolytic hydrogen production, covering 33,424 DOCDB patent families filed at 75 offices worldwide (2000–2024), with China accounting for 63% of all families.

Technology Landscape 2000–2024 33,424 families75 offices63% China
March 4, 2026

VEGA Grieshaber KG — Patent Portfolio & Competitor Landscape

Analysis of VEGA Grieshaber KG's patent portfolio (952 DOCDB families, 2014-2024, 23 filing offices) and its position in the CPC G01F23 level-measurement arena against eight process-instrumentation peers.

Company Profile 2014–2024 952 families23 offices8 peer competitors
February 28, 2026

HARTING Technologiegruppe — Patent Portfolio Analysis 2014–2024

Portfolio analysis of the HARTING Technologiegruppe — 704 DOCDB patent families and 2,334 applications across 16 patent offices, 76.0% of them classified in H01R (connectors), with a 61.4% PCT rate and a scope reconstructed across 65 applicant name variants including the Chinese and Japanese office-side renderings.

Company Profile 2014–2024 704 families76.0% H01R61.4% PCT rate
February 28, 2026

Autonomous Commercial Scrubber-Dryers — Patent Landscape 2019–2024

Patent landscape of autonomous floor-scrubbing machines — 2,766 DOCDB families with first filings 2019–2024, built from the CPC floor-scrubbing subtree intersected with the robotic-cleaning indexing scheme A47L2201. 92.7% of families reach the Chinese office; 95 families come from professional cleaning-equipment manufacturers.

Technology Landscape 2019–2024 2,766 families92.7% filed in CN95 professional-segment families
February 27, 2026

Adjustable Aerodynamic Systems (Spoilers) for Motor Vehicles — Technology Landscape 2014–2024

Patent landscape of adjustable and active vehicle aerodynamics — front, rear and side spoilers, underbody streamlining and adjustable grille shutters — covering 4,965 DOCDB families with a first filing in 2014–2024 across six CPC places.

Technology Landscape 2014–2024 4,965 families42 officesPorsche #1
February 26, 2026

University Patent Activity in Saxony & Thuringia (2013–2024)

Patent intelligence report on the academic portfolio of Saxony and Thuringia: 2,197 DOCDB patent families filed by 17 institutions — universities, universities of applied sciences and one university hospital — with Fraunhofer as co-applicant on 251 of them.

University Profile 2013–2024 2,197 families17 institutions39.9% PCT rate
February 25, 2026

Patent Activity in Berlin (2019–2024)

6,085 patent families first filed 2019-2024 with a Berlin-geocoded applicant or inventor - 85.4% carry a Berlin inventor but only 47.6% a Berlin applicant. Reading the German national register for Berlin recovers a further 478 families the NUTS geography cannot see at all.

regional 2019–2024 6,085 families85.4% Berlin-invented+478 families beyond the EP route
February 23, 2026

TU Dortmund — Patent Portfolio in Transition (2013–2024)

Patent portfolio of Technische Universität Dortmund — 123 DOCDB families filed 2013–2024, compared across two complete five-year cohorts (2013–2017: 55 families, 2018–2022: 46). Mechanical engineering halves while measurement and sensing grows; PCT coverage rises from 43.6 % to 47.8 %.

Technology Landscape 2013–2024 123 families12 filing years2 five-year cohorts
February 20, 2026

TU Dortmund — Patent Portfolio Analysis 2019-2024

Analysis of the patent portfolio of Technische Universitat Dortmund — 64 patent families from 123 applications at 9 filing offices, led by measurement as the largest single technology field, with 53% of families taking the PCT route.

University Profile 2019–2024 64 families53% PCT rate12 co-applicants
February 20, 2026

Machine Learning Patents from Germany — Technology Landscape 2014–2024

Patent landscape analysis of machine learning technologies from German applicants. 9,479 patent families across neural networks, deep learning, knowledge-based AI, quantum computing and pattern recognition, plus 6,361 further families found only through application-domain CPC tags. Based on EPO PATSTAT Global data.

Technology Landscape 2014–2024 9,479 families6.7x growth to 202149.6% Neural Networks
February 19, 2026

Rare Earth Elements — Patent Technology Landscape

Global innovation in rare earth extraction, compounds, alloys, permanent magnets, phosphors and recycling. 32,931 DOCDB patent families with a first filing between 2014 and 2024, 82% of them filed at CNIPA.

Technology Landscape 32,931 DOCDB patent families in rare-earth technologies, first filings 2014–2024China holds 82% of the landscape and lifts its share from 77.1% to 83.9% across complete filing yearsRecycling and secondary-recovery filings rise from 250 to 690 families a yearAcademic and public-research filing grows while corporate filing declines
February 16, 2026

Assistive Robotics for People with Special Needs — Patent Landscape

Patent landscape of robotic technologies that assist, rehabilitate or replace human physical function for people with special needs: 9,450 DOCDB patent families across four robotic concepts, filed at 49 patent authorities between 2000 and 2023.

Technology Landscape 2000–2023 9,450 patent families4 robotic concepts58% with a CN filing
February 12, 2026

TU Chemnitz — Patent Portfolio Analysis 2019-2024

Patent portfolio of Technische Universitaet Chemnitz — 68 DOCDB families from 107 applications across 8 patent offices, with a mechanical-engineering core, a MEMS and semiconductor cluster, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft as the strongest co-applicant.

University Profile 2019–2024 68 patent families29% PCT rateFraunhofer: 7 joint families
February 11, 2026

Medical Technology — Technology Leaders Europe

European medical-technology patent landscape 2015–2024: 98,136 DOCDB families from applicants in the 39 EPO contracting states, ranked by consolidated corporate group and profiled across all 35 WIPO technology fields.

Technology Landscape 2015–2024 98,136 patent families20 consolidated groups39 applicant countries
February 11, 2026

B. Braun Melsungen AG — Patent Strategy Analysis 2014–2024

DOCDB family-based analysis of the B. Braun group portfolio 2014–2024 — 1,450 patent families and 5,151 applications across 36 offices, filed by eight group entities including Aesculap AG, with a measured shift from dialysis technology toward surgical instrumentation, navigation and device software.

Company Profile 2014–2024 1,450 families93 % medical technologyPCT share 43 % → 63 %
February 10, 2026

Airbus SE — Patent Filing Strategy 2014–2024

Filing-strategy profile of the Airbus group: 8,608 DOCDB patent families first filed 2014–2024, 22,064 applications across 35 patent offices, with the EP route rising from 52.9% to 67.4% of families between filing cohorts.

Company Profile 2014–2024 8,608 patent families35 filing officesEP share 52.9% → 67.4%Hydrogen and fuel cells 1.1% → 4.2%
February 9, 2026

AI Diagnostics MedTech — Patent Analysis

Patentlandschaft der KI-gestützten Diagnostik in der Medizintechnik: 16.786 DOCDB-Patentfamilien mit Anmeldungen beim DPMA oder EPA, 2015–2023, an der Schnittstelle von künstlicher Intelligenz und diagnostischen Verfahren.

Technology Landscape 2015–2023 16.786 PatentfamilienPeak 2021: 2.40485 % über CPC gefunden

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