On September 27, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology released the "Global 5G Standard Essential Patent and Standard Proposal Research Report (2024)," which disclosed the ranking of global 5G standard essential patents for 2024.
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology stated that the proportion of a company's valid global 5G patent families is an important indicator of its competitiveness in the global 5G technology field, reflecting its position and influence in 5G technological innovation, research and development investment, and standard-setting. Huawei ranks first with a share of 12.42% of valid global patent families; Qualcomm is in second place with 9.43%; LG ranks third with 8.25%. The companies ranked fourth to tenth are Samsung, ZTE, Ericsson, Nokia, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Datang.
IT Home noted that among valid global patent families, the proportion of authorized patent families reached 70%. The top ten companies in authorized patent families are Huawei (15.52%), Qualcomm (9.52%), LG (8.30%), Samsung (8.13%), ZTE (7.05%), Ericsson (7.01%), Nokia (6.40%), OPPO (5.21%), Datang (4.48%), and Xiaomi (3.00%). The top ten companies in valid global patent families also lead in the ranking of authorized patent families.
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology pointed out that due to the inheritability and similarity of mobile communication technologies, companies sometimes declare the same patent as a standard essential patent for different generations such as 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G. The "5G only" patent family refers to patent families that only include patents declared as essential for the 5G standard, which can generally be considered innovations targeting new technologies introduced in 5G.
From the data, the "5G only" patent families account for 79.6% of all valid global patent families. Among them, Huawei's "5G only" patent family accounts for 13.03%; Qualcomm ranks second with 9.80%; LG is in third place with 8.02%. Other companies in order are Ericsson, Samsung, ZTE, Nokia, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Datang.
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Good trend, hope to continue to 6G
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology stated that the proportion of a company's valid global 5G patent families is an important indicator of its competitiveness in the global 5G technology field, reflecting its position and influence in 5G technological innovation, research and development investment, and standard-setting. Huawei ranks first with a share of 12.42% of valid global patent families; Qualcomm is in second place with 9.43%; LG ranks third with 8.25%. The companies ranked fourth to tenth are Samsung, ZTE, Ericsson, Nokia, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Datang.
IT Home noted that among valid global patent families, the proportion of authorized patent families reached 70%. The top ten companies in authorized patent families are Huawei (15.52%), Qualcomm (9.52%), LG (8.30%), Samsung (8.13%), ZTE (7.05%), Ericsson (7.01%), Nokia (6.40%), OPPO (5.21%), Datang (4.48%), and Xiaomi (3.00%). The top ten companies in valid global patent families also lead in the ranking of authorized patent families.
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology pointed out that due to the inheritability and similarity of mobile communication technologies, companies sometimes declare the same patent as a standard essential patent for different generations such as 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G. The "5G only" patent family refers to patent families that only include patents declared as essential for the 5G standard, which can generally be considered innovations targeting new technologies introduced in 5G.
From the data, the "5G only" patent families account for 79.6% of all valid global patent families. Among them, Huawei's "5G only" patent family accounts for 13.03%; Qualcomm ranks second with 9.80%; LG is in third place with 8.02%. Other companies in order are Ericsson, Samsung, ZTE, Nokia, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Datang.
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Good trend, hope to continue to 6G