Brands and patents

The Carl Zeiss Meditec Group continuously invests in innovations and solutions and protects them with patents. Currently, the Company holds more than 1,000 patent families world-wide. During the 2024/25 fiscal year, an average of more than three patents per week were granted to the Group. Although patent protection varies from country to country, the Company aims to protect its products as comprehensively as possible in all relevant markets. In the case of longer-established products, protection does not always relate to the basic function, but often to specific features and improvements that offer additional benefits.

In addition, the Company holds 239 (prior year: 197) registered brand families (as of: 30 September 2025). These include product names, slogans, images, logos and other characteristic features of the Company.