The global oil & gas industry experienced a 31% decline in the number of energy storage-related patent applications in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of energy storage-related grants dropped by 29% in Q1 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s Energy Storage System (ESS) Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, and Segment Forecast to 2026 report provides an outlook of the global ESS market, along with granular data on historical figures and forecasts of revenue opportunities from the technology, end-use, and regional segments. Buy the report here.
Notably, the number of energy storage-related patent applications in the oil & gas industry was 96 in Q1 2023, versus 139 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 28% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that PPG Industries filed the most energy storage patents within the oil & gas industry in Q1 2023. The company filed 8 energy storage-related patents in the quarter, compared with 3 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Solvay with 7 energy storage patent filings, Corteva (5 filings), and Toyota Motor (4 filings) in Q1 2023.
Patenting activity was driven by Japan with a 17% share of total patent filings
The largest share of energy storage related patent filings in the oil & gas industry in Q1 2023 was in Japan with 17%, followed by China (16%) and South Korea (15%). The share represented by Japan was 0.84% higher than the 16% share it accounted for in Q4 2022.
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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.
