Life Science Industry Development Report
Competitive IP Strategies
• China takes over world
leadership in international
patent applications in 2019
• Top 10 PCT filers
- 4 Chinese companies
3 Shenzhen-based: Huawei,
Oppo, and Ping'an
Morgan Lewis
Top 10 countries
Number of PCT applications and percent growth since 2018
^
10.6%
China
58,990
57,840
52,660
↑
+
2.8%
U.S.
5.9%
Japan
-2.0
19.353
Germany
12.8%
19,085
Republic
of Korea
↑
0.2%
7.934
France
2.7%
5.786
U.K.
0.7%
4.610
Switzerland
^
0.4%
4,185
Sweden
-3.0%
4,011
Netherlands
Top 10 PCT applicants
Number of published PCT applications
4,411
2,661
2,334
2,127
1,927
1,864 1,698
1,691
1,687 1,646
Huawei
Mitsubishi
Technologies Electric
Samsung
Electronics
Qualcomm
Guang Dong
Oppo Mobile
Telecom.
BOE Technology LM
Group
Ericsson
Ping an
Technology
(Shenzhen)
Robert Bosch LG
Electronics
https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/docs/infographic_pct_2019.pdf
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