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
For wireless mobile phones to become ubiquitous, and to overpower computers, a series of innovation has happened in the wireless technology standards. It begins in the 1990s with 2G, moved ahead with 3G in the 2000s, 4G at the end of the 2000s, and today the innovation streaks continue with
The Software Components segment of Smartphone is divided into 3 sub segments Mobile Apps, Mobile OS, and UX/UI. A total of 64,331 patents are filed in Software Components for Smartphones between 2007 and 2018 at the USPTO. The year-wise filing trend indicates a decrease in growth overall as well for
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.
The US smartphone market is the world’s largest. In 2019, smartphone sales in the US reached $77.5 billion in 2019 with Apple and Samsung as leading vendor with a combined market share of 70 percent. Apple, Samsung, and LG are the top three smartphone vendors with a market share of
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