WIPO Technology Trends 2021 - Assistive Technology
Record number: 530
Last update: November 2022
Type of document: Not published
Last update: November 2022
Type of document: Not published
Author: WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
Editorial data: WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
Year of publication: 2021
Abstract:
This groundbreaking report looks at patenting and technology trends in innovation in assistive technology. It identifies the prominent technologies, top players and markets for patent protection across seven domains – mobility, cognition, communication, hearing, the built environment, self-care and vision. Using a scale of technology readiness, it reveals which of the identified assistive products filed for patent protection are closest to commercialization.
This groundbreaking report looks at patenting and technology trends in innovation in assistive technology. It identifies the prominent technologies, top players and markets for patent protection across seven domains – mobility, cognition, communication, hearing, the built environment, self-care and vision. Using a scale of technology readiness, it reveals which of the identified assistive products filed for patent protection are closest to commercialization.