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Intangible assets and goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill | At the end of fiscal years 2023 and 2022, the gross and net amounts of intangible assets were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Intangible assets with definite lives: |  |  |  |
Patents and trademarks — gross |  | $40,417 |  | 39,388
Less accumulated amortization |  | (24,808) |  | (20,616)
Patents and trademarks — net |  | $15,609 |  | 18,772
Customer relationships and other intangibles — gross |  | $20,322 |  | 19,764
Less accumulated amortization |  | (12,685) |  | (11,363)
Customer relationships and other intangibles — net(1) |  | $7,637 |  | 8,401
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $1,714 |  | 1,630
Purchased in-process research and development |  | 9,215 |  | 9,686
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  | $10,929 |  | 11,316
Total intangible assets — net |  | $34,175 |  | 38,489
(1)The majority is comprised of customer relationships
Goodwill | Goodwill as of December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2023, as allocated by segment of business, was as follows:
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  | Innovative Medicine |  | MedTech |  | Total
Goodwill at January 2, 2022 |  |  | $10,580 |  | 14,856 |  | 25,436
Goodwill, related to acquisitions |  |  | — |  | 11,056 |  | 11,056
Goodwill, related to divestitures |  |  | — |  | — |  | —
Currency translation/other |  |  | (396) |  | (49) |  | (445)
Goodwill at January 1, 2023 |  |  | 10,184 |  | 25,863 |  | 36,047
Goodwill, related to acquisitions |  |  | — |  | — |  | —
Goodwill, related to divestitures |  |  | — |  | — |  | —
Currency translation/other |  |  | 223 |  | 288 | * | 511
Goodwill at December 31, 2023 |  |  | $10,407 |  | 26,151 |  | 36,558
*Includes purchase price allocation adjustments for Abiomed
Intangible Asset Amortization Expense | The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets for approved products, before tax, for the five succeeding years is approximately:
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028
$4,300 |  | 3,500 |  | 2,900 |  | 2,300 |  | 1,600

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