Patent Filings for Cultivated & Plant-Based Meat Decline Amid Funding & Regulatory Challenges
A new report by intellectual property firm Appleyard Lees has found that annual patent filings for cultivated meat innovations fell by almost 10% from 2022 to 2023. In contrast, there was an increase of around 9% the previous year, while filings more than tripled from 2019 to 2021. The decline has been particularly sharp in the US, where applications have fallen by over 40%. This is likely due to bans …
Slowdown in Patent Applications for Cultivated & Plant-Based Meat Signals Levelling After Hype Cycle Peak
Analyses by IP firm Appleyard Lees reveal that patent applications for cultivated meat have plateaued following a period of significant growth, while plant-based meat patent applications have fallen for the first time since 2013. While the slowdown in patent applications is likely to be piggybacked by those keen to portray alternative protein as failing or on its knees, these findings can be viewed effectively through the lens of the Gartner …