2023-09-21 13:27:00
How to measure innovation in industry? The number of patents filed for a given sector can be used as a reliable indicator of the current and future level of innovation. This is what the European Patent Office (EPO) notes for the additive manufacturing sector. The organization published a study on September 19 entitled “Additive manufacturing: innovation trends” which reveals that between 2013 and 2020, the number of international patent families (FBIs) in 3D printing technologies grew nearly eight times faster than all technology areas combined. “ This report shows how 3D printing is essential to driving innovation and sustainable development in all sectors around the world”, notes the study. More than 50,000 families of international patents (FBI) relating to 3D printing technologies have been filed around the world since 2001, an FBI corresponding to an important invention patented in at least two different countries.
Materials and processes
Polymers constitute the largest segment of the materials market and account for the highest number of deposits (8,500 IPF) over the entire period, whether in the form of powder, photopolymers or filaments.
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