The global oil & gas industry experienced a 1% decline in the number of hydrogen-related patent applications in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of hydrogen-related grants dropped by 20% in Q1 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s Hydrogen in Oil and Gas – Thematic Research report assesses strategies and initiatives adopted by oil and gas companies to gain a competitive advantage in the hydrogen sector, key trends and the leading companies in the market. Buy the report here.
Notably, the number of hydrogen-related patent applications in the oil & gas industry was 1,845 in Q1 2023, versus 1,870 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 8% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Toyota Motor filed the most hydrogen patents within the oil & gas industry in Q1 2023. The company filed 42 hydrogen-related patents in the quarter, compared with 22 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Air Liquide with 41 hydrogen patent filings, Linde (25 filings), and Hyundai Motor (21 filings) in Q1 2023.
Patenting activity was driven by China with a 40% share of total patent filings
The largest share of hydrogen related patent filings in the oil & gas industry in Q1 2023 was in China with 40%, followed by Japan (11%) and South Korea (10%). The share represented by China was 10% lower than the 50% 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.
