How many patents does Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag have in patentsdb?

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag is linked to 663 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (628); Physics (215); Cross-Sectional Technologies (103).

In our data, assignee counts were 112 in 2024 and 161 in 2025 (higher year over year).

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

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag holds 663 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 rapidly growing.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

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Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	628
Physics	215
Cross-Sectional Technologies	103
Operations & Transport	20
Electricity	16
Mechanical Engineering	8
Chemistry & Metallurgy	5

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

How many patents does Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag have in patentsdb?: Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag is linked to 663 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (628); Physics (215); Cross-Sectional Technologies (103).
Is Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 112 in 2024 and 161 in 2025 (higher year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.