Össur protects its investment in R&D by strategically growing its strong intellectual property portfolio

Intellectual Property. Ossur.com

At year-end 2023, the IP portfolio consisted of over 2,100 patents and patent applications, around 650 trademarks and 420 domain registrations.

Össur has from the beginning embedded IP strategy in business decisions. The company received its first patent in 1986 for its innovative silicone liner, Iceross. The IP strategy has broadened over the years and includes not only important markets but also manufacturing countries, where IP protection may be further beneficial for the company.

Strong portfolio of Intellectual Property

Developing and maintaining a strong intellectual property (IP) portfolio is key to sustaining our position as an innovation leader in the industry. Our IP portfolio consists of various types of IP rights, strategically developed, and registered to protect our products and technologies, as well as the Össur brand. At year-end 2023, the IP portfolio consisted of over 2,100 patents and patent applications, around 650 trademarks and 420 domain registrations. According to a report by the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office from 2023, Össur was recognized as the leading Icelandic company in patent filings in the field of life science for the period 2010-2022, having filed 63% of Icelandic patent applications in the United States and European Patent Offices.