"Huawei and other domestic companies are among the top in the PCT international patent application rankings"！
Technology is the most important thing, what is technology?
Therefore, in recent years, Chinese companies have applied for more and more patents, and the number of patent applications in China has also increased, even surpassing the United States to become the world's first.
What is the status of patent applications by domestic enterprises in 2023? Some time ago, IPRDAILY and Incopat jointly released the "2023 PCT International Patent Application Report for Chinese Enterprises".
The list is based on the number of PCT international patents filed by Chinese companies in 2023. In 2023, the total number of PCT international patent applications in China will be 740,000, accounting for 26 of the world's total number of applications72%, ranking first in the world.
The rankings are as follows: Huawei, CATL, BOE, OPPO and ZTE all made it into the top five in China, showing strong innovation capabilities.
In addition, Vivo, Haier Smart Home, Xiaomi, ByteDance, and TCL Huaxing also made it into the top 10.
Of the 10 companies, only Huawei leads the way with more than 1,000 patent applications, while CATL, which ranks second, lags far behind the others with 2,153 patent applications.
In addition, among the top ten, Huawei, OPPO, ZTE, vivo, and Xiaomi are all major patent applicants in the mobile phone industry, and the strength of the domestic mobile phone industry is also quite strong.
In addition, there are two display-related companies, namely BOE, which ranks third, and TCL Huaxing, which ranks tenth, which shows that China also has its own core technology.
At the same time, the top 10 companies rely mainly on hardware and manufacturing, while Internet companies do not have a patent advantage.
Of course, it should be noted that the number of patents represents the level of technology, not the value of patents.
There are many types of patents: invention patents, appearance patents, and so on. For example, every patent is very important. For example, Qualcomm has a small number of patents, but it can demand high royalties.
Therefore, we have to evaluate not only the number of patents, but also their value. Filing for more patents protects us and collects royalties from other companies.