How many patents does Smith & Nephew have in patentsdb?

Smith & Nephew is linked to 944 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Smith & Nephew patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (914); Physics (78); Electricity (55).

In our data, assignee counts were 122 in 2024 and 106 in 2025 (lower year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

Smith & Nephew holds 944 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

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Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	914
Physics	78
Electricity	55
Operations & Transport	47
Chemistry & Metallurgy	35
Mechanical Engineering	33
Cross-Sectional Technologies	23
Textiles & Paper	7

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Smith & Nephew have in patentsdb?: Smith & Nephew is linked to 944 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Smith & Nephew patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (914); Physics (78); Electricity (55).
Is Smith & Nephew's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 122 in 2024 and 106 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Smith & Nephew?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.