Rio Tinto saw the highest growth of 0.99% in patent filings in June and 1.32% in grants in April in Q2 2024. Compared to Q1 2024, Q2 2024 saw an increase in patent filings by 0.36% and grants by 1.32%. GlobalData’s DataBook provides a comprehensive analysis of Rio Tinto‘s patent filings and grants. Buy the databook here.

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Rio Tinto has been focused on protecting inventions in European Patent Office(EPO) with nine publications in Q2 2024

The European Patent Office(EPO) Patent Office dominates the patent filings with nearly 42% of filings. The European Patent Office(EPO), United States(US), World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO), and Australia(AU) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices where Rio Tinto is filings its patents. Among the top granted patent authorities, Rio Tinto has 56% of its grants in United States(US), 22% in Australia(AU) and 11% in Canada(CA).

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Patents related to climate change and circular economy lead Rio Tinto's portfolio

Rio Tinto has the highest number of patents in climate change followed by, circular economy and data science. For climate change, nearly 23% of patents were filed and 12% of patents were granted in Q2 2024.

Manufacturing/industrial related patents lead Rio Tinto portfolio followed by autonomous driving, and automobile navigation systems

Rio Tinto has highest number of patents in manufacturing/industrial followed by autonomous driving, automobile navigation systems, wells, and machine learning. For manufacturing/industrial, nearly 27% of patents were filed and 20% of patents were granted in Q2 2024.

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