According to news on March 15, the international authoritative intellectual property magazine IAM recently published an article that comprehensively analyzed the quality indicators related to blockchain patents of Chinese enterprises, emphasizing the dominant position of Chinese enterprises in blockchain patent applications.
The article cites the “Average Strength Index” of blockchain patents from the internationally authoritative database Derwent World Patent Index (DWPI). The index shows that Ant Group performs well in terms of number of authorized patents, coverage rate, citation rate, etc., with the highest overall score. IBM and Tencent ranked second and third respectively. Although Baidu has a smaller patent scale, its comprehensive index is higher, ranking fourth.
It is understood that this index combines indicators such as patent authorization rate, citation rate, breadth of coverage, remaining term, etc., and can better reflect the average quality of corporate patents.
According to Derwent data, as of 2020, there are 9,415 patent families in the blockchain field, which are widely distributed. Among them, the top ten Chinese companies submitted a total of 3,066 "patent families", accounting for nearly one-third of the global total. Ant Group maintains its first position with 2,298 patent families. Ping An Group has become the world's second largest blockchain patent applicant following a surge in numbers last year, with Tencent ranking third.
It is worth noting that nine of Derwent’s top ten patent families are owned by Chinese companies. There are technology giants such as Ant, Tencent, and Baidu, large state-owned enterprises such as China Unicom and State Grid, and emerging technology companies such as Beijing Ruize Technology and Hangzhou Fumei, all of which embody the technology of blockchain R&D and patented Chinese companies. Enthusiasm for investing.
IAM pointed out that first, patent applications are easy to file, especially if there are subsidies and other incentives, but the number that can ultimately be granted is very small; second, the average application breadth score of most Chinese companies on the list is about 1, which is An indicator of how many jurisdictions a patent family covers. The more countries in which a patent is filed, the greater the scope of legal protection and international potential of the right.
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