Center for Science and Education Management and Evaluation of Wuhan University, Chen Lixin, Zhang Lin, Huang Ying
The 33rd technical field is computer applications and software, which mainly includes complex mathematical computing, natural language processing, computing and information measurement in various disciplines, and software engineering. In 2022, the European Patent Office (EPO) granted a total of 545 patents in this field (with a growth rate of -19%), accounting for 07%, which is the 44th largest number of patents in the field.
In 2022, the United States obtained 251 patents in this field, accounting for 46% of the total number of patents granted in this field. China has made 25 patented inventions in this field, obtained 26 patents, and lost 1 patented invention. The number of patents granted in Japan and Germany is 45 and 42, respectively.
TABLE 2833-1 Number of Patented Inventions and Patent Rights in the Field of Computer Applications and Software by Country in 2022
Note: This table is based on the statistics of the first inventor and the first right holder of the patent respectively (the data in China does not include patents in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan).
Figure 2833-1 Comparison of the number of patented inventions and patent rights in the field of computer applications and software by country in 2022
In 2022, the institutions that received the most European patents in the field of computer applications and software were Google, Royal Philips, and Microsoft Technology Licensing Company.
TABLE 2833-2 Top 10 Authorized Institutions in the Field of Computer Applications and Software in 2022
Note: The data in this table is counted according to the first right holder.
Figure 2833-2 Top 10 Authorized Institutions in the Field of Computer Applications and Software in 2022
We would like to thank Professor Liu Zeyuan of Dalian University of Technology, Professor Liang Liming of Henan Normal University, and researcher Wuyishan of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology Development Strategy of the Ministry of Science and Technology for their support and help to this report. At the same time, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the experts and scholars who have put forward their opinions and suggestions on this report in different forms.