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20-Year Sportswear Patent Trends Shift Toward Smart Textiles

20-Year Sportswear Patent Trends Shift Toward Smart Textiles

MGR Online•Economy•3d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Intellectual Property analyzed global sportswear patent trends from 2007 to 2024, identifying a transition toward functional and smart textiles.

•Global sportswear textile patents totaled over 19,347 groups between 2007 and 2024.
•China leads in patent volume, followed by the United States and European Patent Convention member countries.
•Sportswear innovation is divided into three main categories: Breathable & Compression Fabric, Sustainable Sportswear, and Smart Textiles.
•Thailand has seen 64 patent and petty patent applications for sports textiles between 2021 and 2026.

Overview

•Total sportswear textile patent groups grew from 391 in 2007 to a peak of 1,966 in 2021, with an average annual growth rate of 9.0%.
•China holds 7,086 patent groups (37.7%), the United States holds 3,415 (18.2%), and European Patent Convention members hold 1,868 (9.9%).
•Breathable & Compression Fabric is the largest group with 7,974 patents, while Smart Textiles is the smallest with 4,300 patents but is growing the fastest at 14.3% per year.
•Aladdin Manufacturing from the United States is the largest single patent holder with 192 groups, representing approximately 1% of total patents.
•Between 2021 and 2026, Thailand recorded 64 applications, consisting of 53 patents and 11 petty patents.
•The Department of Intellectual Property identifies potential for Thailand to become a Regional Sport-Textile Hub in Southeast Asia by leveraging biomass and electronics.
•The United States leads in Smart Textile patents (32.2%) due to its comprehensive ecosystem of semiconductors, software, and wearables.
•Thailand is encouraged to develop bio-based fibers from sugarcane, cassava, and bamboo, and create technical fabrics for tropical climates.

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Key Entities

Organization

Department of Intellectual Property(กรมทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา)

The agency that analyzed global sportswear patent trends over a 20-year period.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Department of Intellectual Property.

Aladdin Manufacturing

A US-based functional fiber and polyester manufacturer and the largest single patent holder with 192 groups.

Nanya Plastics

A Taiwanese company holding 180 sportswear patent groups.

Sanko Tekstil

A Turkish company holding 150 sportswear patent groups.

W.L. Gore & Associatesℹ️

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

Nike

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

Columbia Sportswearℹ️

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

Evolved by Nature

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

BSN Medical

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

DuPontℹ️

A leader in the Breathable & Compression Fabric patent group.

Lenzingℹ️

A key player in the Sustainable Sportswear technology group.

Dystarℹ️

A key player in the Sustainable Sportswear technology group.

Smart Solutions Tech

A specialized company in the Smart Textile patent group.

Healthwatch

A specialized company in the Smart Textile patent group.

Prevayl

A specialized company in the Smart Textile patent group.

Unicharm Corporation(ยูนิชาร์ม คอร์ปอเรชั่น)ℹ️

A foreign applicant with the highest number of sportswear textile patent requests in Thailand (7 requests).

Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd.(นิตโต โบเซกิ โก., แอลทีดี.)

A foreign applicant with 6 sportswear textile patent requests in Thailand.

Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Lifematerials Co., Ltd.(มิทซุย เคมิคอลส์ อาซาฮี ไลฟ์แมททีเรียลส์ โค. แอลทีดี.)

A foreign applicant with 4 sportswear textile patent requests in Thailand.

Toray Industries, Inc.(โทเรย์ อินดัสทรีส์, อิงค์.)

A foreign applicant with 3 sportswear textile patent requests in Thailand.

Kuraray Co., Ltd.(คูราเรย์ โค., แอลทีดี.)

A foreign applicant with 2 sportswear textile patent requests in Thailand.

National Science and Technology Development Agency(สำนักงานพัฒนาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

A Thai applicant with the highest number of petty patent requests in the sports textile field (3 requests).

Thammasat University(มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์)ℹ️

A Thai applicant with 1 petty patent request in the sports textile field.

Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi(มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลธัญบุรี)ℹ️

A Thai applicant with 1 petty patent request in the sports textile field.

Naresuan University(มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร)ℹ️

A Thai applicant with 1 petty patent request in the sports textile field.

Khon Kaen University(มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น)ℹ️

A Thai applicant with 1 petty patent request in the sports textile field.

Person

Oramon Supthaweethum(อรมน ทรัพย์ทวีธรรม)

Director General of the Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce.

Place

China(จีน)ℹ️

The global leader in sportswear patent volume with 7,086 patent groups.

United States(สหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

The second-largest holder of sportswear patents and the leader in smart textile technology.

India(อินเดีย)ℹ️

An emerging market with 222 sportswear patent groups.

Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️

A country with potential to become a Regional Sport-Textile Hub in Southeast Asia.