Philips Tops EU List As Most Prolific Medtech Patent Filer In 2016
Executive Summary
For the second year running, Philips Healthcare nabbed the lead position as the company that filed the most number of European medtech patent applications in 2016, ahead of Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson. The latest figures from the European Patent Office also showed that medtech remained the top technology field for all EU patent filings last year.