About TDK | Intellectual PropertyTDK is highly esteemed for the number of international patents related to the SDGs
In April 2024, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published “Mapping Innovations: Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals”. This report contains the results of an analysis focusing on the link between patents and the SDGs, using LexisNexis' LexisNexis® Patentsight+.
In this report, TDK is ranked 23rd based on the number of SDG-related international patents in Japan, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 10% (Figures 19 and 20, Table 4, PP35-37). In particular, it has the third highest Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of all the companies and institutes listed in this report. This result reflects the strengthening of the patent portfolio of the TDK Group's battery business. Patents related to rechargeable batteries can be evaluated as relevant to Goals No. 9 " Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure" and No. 13 "Climate Action" as defined in the SDGs.
We will continue our efforts to develop technologies that contribute to the SDGs.
*CAGR：Compound Annual Growth Rate
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「Mapping Innovations: Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals」_ WIPO
https://www.wipo.int/web/patent-analytics/mapping-innovations-patents-sustainable-development-goals
Figure 19: Top 25 patent owners from Japan based on the number of SDG-related active international patent families, 2000–2023
Figure 20: Comparing the top 25 patent owners from Japan by share of SDG-related patents and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), 2018–2023
Table 4: Top 25 patent owners from Japan based on number of SDG-related active international patent families, 2000–2023
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A chart created by Patentsight+ based on this report, depicting the number of patents held by TDK in relation to each of the SDGs, which are significantly related to Goals No. 9 " Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure" and No. 13 " Climate Action".
A chart created by Patentsight+ based on this report, depicting TDK's patents related to the SDGs as a percentage of technology clusters (technological classification). Electric power = battery technology accounts for 70.68% of the total.
