3D Printing Patent Landscape Report

This report is the first of a series of patent landscape reports on 3D Printing by STIMAnalytics. It presents the results of patent analyses in 3D Printing domain, which were performed by STIMAnalytics AI-Powered service in collaboration with experts in patent knowledge and subject-matter. The aim of this report is to provide a summary of the main patent trends in 3D Printing production technology and related areas. Patent information is a valuable source of technical information on patented inventions that reflect the commercial expectations of the applicants. Patent information often contains technical and other information that is not available from any other source. This report can be useful as an information source in the 3D Printing area. The report's methodology relies on AI-Powered service developed by STIMAnalytics. This app uses advanced algorithms and models to meet the needs of various stakeholders (Inc. R&D managers, product managers, technologist, researchers and academics) in established or emerging technical fields. The number of inventions in 3D Printing area has grown significantly in recent years. The number of inventions in this field increased nine times over the last 14 years, which is much higher than the general growth in all fields of technology. The figure on the next page shows the number of International Patent Families in 3D Printing sector and in all technical fields, as a function of the year when the inventions were first disclosed to the public.