March 20th news, the European Patent Office recently released the "2023 Patent Index", and the number of patent applications received by the office in 2023 hit a record high.
The data shows that in 2023, companies and inventors filed 199,275 patent applications with the European Patent Office, a 2.9% increase over the previous year.
The top countries/regions with the greatest number of patent applications are the United States, Germany, Japan, China, and South Korea.
In a notable development, Chinese companies and inventors filed 20,735 applications, an 8.8% increase compared to 2022.
It is noteworthy that Huawei maintained its position as the top filer of patents with the European Patent Office for the third consecutive year. The company was followed by Samsung, LG, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Siemens.
Huawei's strong innovation capability and leading number of patents are attributed to multiple factors, such as R&D investment, R&D team, intellectual property protection, and more.
It is reported that at the recent Huawei Partner Day 2024, Wang Tao, Huawei's Executive Director and Chief of the ICT Infrastructure Business Management Committee, stated that Huawei's R&D investment accounted for over 20% of the company's revenue in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
In 2023, Huawei's total R&D investment ranked among the top five globally.
