Key Listed Companies in the Industry: Currently, the key listed companies in the domestic pharmaceutical equipment industry include (600587.SH), (300171.SZ), (600156.SH), (300358.SZ), (300813.SZ), (300412.SZ), etc.

Core Data: The core data includes the source countries of technology, rankings of patent applicants, newcomers in patent applications, and the highest patent value in the market.

Scope of Data Collection: The data was collected using the following criteria: 1) Search keywords: Pharmaceutical equipment and related keywords; 2) Search scope: Titles, abstracts, and claims; 3) Filtering conditions: Simple family application deduplication, legal status of substantive examination, authorization, PCT international publication, PCT entry into designated countries (designated period). Simple family application deduplication is based on the statistics of the receiving office. 4) Data collection cut-off date: December 20, 2021. 5) Special data collection criteria, if any, will be noted below the charts.

1.Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Technology Regional Competitive Landscape: China Leads in Technology Source Countries

• Distribution of Technology Source Countries: Currently, China is the largest technology source country in the global pharmaceutical equipment industry, accounting for 83.66% of the total patent applications in the field. The United States follows, with 9.11% of patent applications in the global pharmaceutical equipment field. Japan and Europe, although ranking third and fourth, have a significant gap in patent application volume compared to the United States.

2. Trends in Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry Patent Applications: China Maintains Leadership Since 2011

• Patent Application Trends: China has consistently led in pharmaceutical equipment technology patents since surpassing the United States in 2011. In 2020, China had the highest number of patent applications in recent years, with 1566 applications.

3. Distribution of Regional Patent Applications in the Chinese Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry: Jiangsu Leads in Competitive Patent Applications

• Distribution of Patent Applications in China: In China, Jiangsu has the highest number of current patent applications in the pharmaceutical equipment field, with a total of 1194 applications. Shanghai follows with 907 current patent applications. Other provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) among the top ten in patent applications for pharmaceutical equipment include Shandong, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Henan, Hebei, Sichuan, Tianjin, and Hubei.

4. Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Technology Applicant Competitive Landscape: Market Concentration Is Not High, CR10 Is Rising

• Concentration of Global Patent Applicants: From 2010 to 2020, the CR10 (the proportion of patent applications of the top 10 applicants to the total number of patent applications) in the global pharmaceutical equipment industry showed an upward trend followed by a decline. The CR10 reached its highest point of 37.42% in 2012, dropping to 13.21% in 2020. In 2021, the CR10 in the global pharmaceutical equipment industry began to rise again, reaching 19.14% as of December 20, 2020.

5. Analysis of the Top 10 Patent Applicants in the Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry

• Total Patents and Trends: The top 10 patent applicants in the global pharmaceutical equipment industry are Shanghai Sensong Pharmaceutical Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai Hano Pharma Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dongfulong Technology Co., Ltd., Aoxing Pharmaceutical Equipment (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd., Shandong XinHua Medical Devices Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dongfulong Pharmaceutical Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shanghai Chengjie Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Xingke Pharmaceutical Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Huayan Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., and Chu Tian Technology Co., Ltd. Among them, Shanghai Sensong Pharmaceutical Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd. has the highest number of patent applications, with 136 patents.

6. Distribution of Technology Areas among the Top 10 Patent Applicants in the Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry

• Distribution of Patent Technologies: Currently, the top 10 patent applicants in the global pharmaceutical equipment industry mainly focus on the B01D29 subfield. Among them, Jiangsu Xingke Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd. has the highest number of patent applications in this subfield, with 34 patents.

7. Top 10 High-Value Pharmaceutical Equipment Patents in the Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry: High-Value Patents Come from Foreign Companies

• Highest-Value Patents: The highest-value patent in the global pharmaceutical equipment market is "Patent No. MX2012003550A for Manufacturing Tablets in Molds Using a Powder Mixture of Materials with Water," valued at $11.27 million and owned by Macneil PPC Limited. The highest-value pharmaceutical equipment patents are mostly owned by foreign companies, indicating that while China leads in patent quantity, it lags behind in patent value.

8. Newcomers in Patent Applications in the Global Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry: Top 10 New Entrants

• Top 10 New Entrants: The top 10 newcomers in patent applications globally include Shanghai Chengjie Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Huayan Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., Kunpeng Shennong Pharmaceutical Equipment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Shandong Nuowei Pharmaceutical Fluid System Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Suzhou Lingyao Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai JinXin Pharmaceutical Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Gaoke Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., Suzhou Aitesen Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., and Kaixian Pharmaceutical Equipment (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. These top 10 newcomers have been active in applying for pharmaceutical equipment patents from 2017 to 2021, with Kaixian Pharmaceutical Equipment (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. leading in the number of patent applications in 2020 with 20 applications.