This report was prepared in May 2019 by Kilpatrick and Townsend / Grey B Services and deals with the impact and significance of patenting trends in the United States. Topics include patenting trends in the following industries: artificial intelligence (AI), automotive, block chain, building materials, cleantech and greentech, computational biology and bioinformatics, financial tech, industrial design, Internet of Things, medical devices, therapeutic & diagnostic molecules, and wireless phones. The report is useful for business leaders, public policy makers, innovators, inventors and investors.
Key words: communications, architecture/engineering, AI, block chain, communications, connected/EV vehicles, cybersecurity/privacy, lifts/elevators, mesh networking protocols/standards, research & development, security controls?systems, smart grid