In the 2022 patent race, China continued in the top position to gain PCT applications filed with 70,015 – with a growth of 0.6% from the previous year. In the second position, the US gained 59,056 applications, (– 0.6% drop on 2021). Japan followed with 50,345 applications (+0.1%). The Republic of Korea and Germany rounded out the top five, with 22,012 applications and 17,530 applications respectively, both experiencing growth with 6.2% and 1.5% respectively (Annex 1 PDF, Annex 1).
Top 10 International PCT Filers
- Huawei Technologies (China) – 7,689 patents
- Samsung Electronics (Korea) – 4,387 patents
- Qualcomm (The US)- 3,855 patents
- Mitsubishi Electric (Japan) – 2,320 patents
- Ericsson (Sweden) – 2,158 patents
- Oppo (China)- 1963 patents
- NTT (Japan) – 1884 patents
- BOE (China) – 1884 patents
- LG Electronics (Korea)- 1793 patents
- Panasonic (Japan)- 1776 patents
In terms of computer technology, it accounted for the largest share of published PCT applications at 10.4%, followed by digital communication (9.4%), electrical machinery (7.1%), medical technology (7%) and measurement (4.6%) (Annex 4 PDF, Annex 4).
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Source – WIPO