During 2007-2018, over 55% of the patents are filed by the US Company. Japan is at #3 spot however patent filing in mobile devices by Japanese companies has gradually increased while by South Korean companies it has almost doubled. Chinese companies’ patent filing activities in the US – From 96
A 2019 study by Check Point, a cyber-security firm, found that cyber-attack on smartphones and other mobile devices increased by 50% in the first half of 2019 compared to 2018. Smartphones have a rich cocktail of technical features which make them susceptible, and a larger 3.5 billion smartphone users base
Smartphone hardware components segment received highest patent filings among other cluster. A total of 97,413 patents are filed during 2007 and 2018. In display and camera sub-segment, downward trends in patent filing have started appearing. Per year patent filing in display, and camera segments have reduced from 3559 and 1885
We have divided the Smartphone Industry into four segments to understand the patent filing trends. Further, we have divided various segments and into sub-segments. You can see the division and corresponding patent counts in the exhibit. The four segments of Smartphone industry are as follows: Hardware Software Wireless Standards Security
As mobile phones upgraded over the years, the number of components included in the phone also increased to a great extent. A smartphone has moved beyond the mode of communication and serves a means to entertainment (mostly), productivity, organizing, learning, and soon with IOT it will be even controlling things.
Samsung broke IBMs 27th year streak of leading patent list. In 2019, Samsung took the top slot by winning 9,739 US patents, while IBM shifted to 2nd place with 9,361 US patents.
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