Research and innovation in internet of things in the medical sector has declined in the last year.
The most recent figures show that the number of IoT patent applications in the industry stood at 155 in the three months ending November – down from 254 over the same period last year.
Figures for patent grants related to IoT followed a similar pattern to filings – shrinking from 159 in the three months ending November last year to 102 this year.
