Sl No:

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Country
United States
PCT
Canada
European Patent Office
Spain
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
China
Republic of Korea
Germany
Portugal
Japan
South Africa
Israel
Uruguay
Singapore
United Kingdom
Chile
Egypt
Colombia
Germany(DDR data)
Estonia
Morocco
Russian Federation
TOTAL

Number
4301
2464
1655
1627
746
453
436
368
343
291
272
229
217
212
168
58
44
20
6
4
2
1
1
1
1
13920

IPC
A61K
A61F
A61P
A61B
A61M
C07D
A61L
C12N
G02B
C07K

Number
6312
3892
2774
2181
1263
1157
986
640
528
527

Main Applicant
ALCON, INC.
ALCON INC
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
ALCON LABORATORIES, ...
Alcon Laboratories, ...
Alcon, Inc.
ALCON LAB INC
ALCON RES LTD
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Alcon Inc.

Number
1728
1077
902
725
440
426
418
276
209
173

Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Number
879
722
1000
1235
1121
864
1033
595
594
588
282

Number

IPC
A61K

PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (de

administering forms A61J 3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of mater
or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

3892

A61F

FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DE

E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

2774

A61P

SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR

2181

A61B

1263

A61M

6312

986

A61L

C07D
C12N
G02B
C07K

DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION. This subclass covers inst

including obstetrics, instruments for cutting corns, vaccination instr
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY o

METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJE

BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTIC
of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agent employed A01N
A61K) [4]

Explanation

AL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into part
al aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressin
itions C11D)

VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUC
OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES
tal prosthetics A61C)

F CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

ON. This subclass covers instruments, implements, and processes for diagnostic, surgical and person-identific
tting corns, vaccination instruments, finger-printing, psycho-physical tests
INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY or DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE B

ILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHE

PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL AR
by the agent employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dent

cal products into particular physical or

for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads

OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY,

OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR

l and person-identification purposes,

MEDIA FROM THE BODY

ISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF

ADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation
ons for medical, dental or toilet purposes

Number
879
722
1000
1235
1121
864
1033
595
594
588
282

Pa te n t Ap p lica tio n s

Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Number of Patents Vs Year

1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010
Year

20

tents Vs Year of Publication

2009

2010
Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015