The global mining industry experienced a 34% decline in the number of future of work-related patent applications in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of future of work-related grants rose by 16% in Q4 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Mining: Patents Trends Q4 2023 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years. Buy the databook here.

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Notably, the number of future of work-related patent applications in the mining industry was 150 in Q4 2023, versus 227 in the prior quarter.

The top five companies accounted for 42% of patenting activity

Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Kobe Steel filed the most future of work patents within the mining industry in Q4 2023. The company filed 24 future of work-related patents in the quarter, compared with 27 in the previous quarter. It was followed by JFE with 18 future of work patent filings, China Baowu Steel Group (12 filings), and ArcelorMittal (6 filings) in Q4 2023.

Patenting activity was driven by China with a 43% share of total patent filings

The largest share of future of work related patent filings in the mining industry in Q4 2023 was in China with 43%, followed by Japan (7%) and the US (5%). The share represented by China was 25% lower than the 67% share it accounted for in Q3 2023.

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This content was updated on 23 January 2024

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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.