2023年の国際特許出願件数14年ぶりの減少

世界知的所有権機関（WIPO）が３月7日発表した2023年の国際特許出願件数は、前年比1.8%減の27万2600件で14年ぶりの減少、金利上昇と経済不確実性の影響を受けたということでした。
国別国際特許出願件数では中国が最も多く、次いで米国、日本、韓国、ドイツの順でした。
出願者別国際特許出願件数においては、中国の華為技術（ファーウェイ）が最も多く、次いで韓国のサムスン、米国のクアルコム、日本の三菱電機、中国のBOEテクノロジーグループの順でした。
 
2023年の国際特許出願の最多国はやはり中国 出願者別の件数最多はファーウェイ
2024-03-07
https://japanese.cri.cn/2024/03/07/ARTIugjSBqib1xYADLjtYc2G240307.shtml
 
Huawei, Samsung and Qualcomm are Top Users of WIPO’s International Patent System; India, Türkiye and Republic of Korea are Standouts Amid Softening Global Demand
Geneva, March 7, 2024
https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2024/article_0002.html
https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pressroom/en/documents/pr-services2024-annexes.pdf#page=1
 
三菱電機　2023年の企業別国際特許出願件数において世界第4位、日本企業で第1位
https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/news/2024/0308-b.html?cid=rss
 

1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. China
2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Republic of Korea
3 Qualcomm Incorporated US
4 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Japan
5 BOE Technology Group Co.,Ltd China
6 LG Electronics Inc. Republic of Korea
7 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) Sweden
8 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited China
9 Guang Dong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd China
10 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Japan
11 ZTE Corporation China
12 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. Japan
13 Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. China
14 Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. China
15 NEC Corporation Japan
16 Sony Group Corporation Japan
17 LG Energy Solution, Ltd. Republic of Korea
18 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC US
19 Robert Bosch Corporation Germany
20 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Japan
21 NTT Docomo, Inc. Japan
22 Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. China
23 Google Inc. US
24 International Business Machines Corporation US
25 Fujifilm Corporation Japan
26 Denso Corporation Japan
27 Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. China
28 Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation Japan
29 Apple Inc. US
30 Honor Device Co., Ltd. China
31 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
32 Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner General Corp., Ltd. China
33 Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology China
34 Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited China
35 Applied Materials, Inc. US
36 Kyocera Corporation Japan
37 Nokia Technologies OY Finland
38 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Germany
39 BASF SE Germany
40 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Germany
41 University of California US
42 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. US
43 Hitachi, Ltd. Japan
44 Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. Japan
45 Intel Corporation US
46 Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. China
47 Daikin Industries, Ltd. Japan
48 Nitto Denko Corporation Japan
48 LG Chem, Ltd. Republic of Korea
50 Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC US


International Patent Applications in 2023 Decline for First Time in 14 Years

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced on March 7 that the number of international patent applications in 2023 was 272,600, down 1.8% from the previous year and the first decline in 14 years, affected by rising interest rates and economic uncertainty.
In terms of international patent applications by country, China had the highest number, followed by the U.S., Japan, Korea, and Germany.
In terms of international patent applications by applicant, Huawei Technologies (Huawei) of China was the most prolific, followed by Samsung of South Korea, Qualcomm of the United States, Mitsubishi Electric of Japan, and BOE Technology Group of China.