Smith & Nephew plc (SNN)
NYSE: SNN · Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies · filing with the SEC since 2002
Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026822 patents granted to the 8 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Smith & Nephew plc’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
822
754 utility, 57 design, 11 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
132
Against 110 in 2024 and 91 in 2023
Applications published
661
113 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Medical technology406
Computer technology6
Engines, pumps, turbines5
Digital communication3
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy3
Other special machines2
Audio-visual technology1
Pharmaceuticals1
Surface technology, coating1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
Smith & Nephew PLC its own name
GB, as the owner printed on each patent. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
111 published
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent. 12 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in DE)
167 published
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in SG. 5 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in SI)
217 published
T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
124 published
T.J.Smith and Nephew, Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in CA)
4 published
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CH. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN)
35 published
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED a subsidiary
SG, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in CH)
3 published
Smith & Nephew (Overseas) Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (5)
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 1,779 granted and 897 published under it are not counted.
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 0 granted and 1,805 published under it are not counted.
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 16 published under it are not counted.
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Most of its patents print SG; this name counts in GB. 5 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,508,131 | Insert for use in a knee prosthesis | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,508,034 | Dual-blade tipped oscillating saw | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 12,502,222 | Systems and methods for fusing arthroscopic video data | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,496,161 | Marker for tracking objects in medical procedures | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,496,062 | Bone anchor delivery system | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,496,043 | Methods for improved ultrasound imaging to emphasize structures of interest and devices thereof | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 12,491,121 | Wound dressing | Medical technology | Smith & Nephew PLC |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 12,491,020 | Methods and systems of electrosurgical coagulation devices | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 12,488,588 | Methods for arthroscopic video analysis and devices therefor | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 12,484,956 | Systems and methods for turbinate reduction | Medical technology | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 193 · Computer technology 4 · Digital communication 3 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 2 · Textile and paper machines 1 · Other special machines 1.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.