Notably, the number of digital payments-related patent applications in the consumer industry was 58 in Q3 2023, versus 62 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 45% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Rakuten Group filed the most digital payments patents within the consumer industry in Q3 2023. The company filed 8 digital payments-related patents in the quarter, compared with 10 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Bandai Namco with 6 digital payments patent filings, Lululab (4 filings), and LG (4 filings) in Q3 2023.
Patenting activity was driven by Japan with a 26% share of total patent filings
The largest share of digital payments related patent filings in the consumer industry in Q3 2023 was in Japan with 26%, followed by the US (22%) and China (16%). The share represented by Japan was 5% lower than the 31% share it accounted for in Q2 2023.
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