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Chinese companies and researchers.
Filed a record 22,031 patent applications with the European Patent Office in 2025,
with China rising to third place for the first time.
That is according to the office's technology dashboard 2025.
The figure marked a year-on-year increase of 9.7% and accounted for 10.9% of all applications
filed at the European Patent Office, making China the fastest-growing country among the top 10 filing countries.
Digital communication was the field with the highest number of patent applications from China.
Transport and semiconductors were the fastest growing fields for Chinese filings,
with both posting year-on-year growth of more than 30%.
In terms of company rankings, Chinese tech giant Huawei ranked second among all companies filing patent applications
at the office in 2025 with 4,744 applications.
Chinese battery giant, contemporary Amperex technology company,
ranked 10th with 1,305 applications, marking the first time that two Chinese companies entered the top 10.
Overall, a record 201,974 patent applications were filed at the European Patent Office in 2025,
up 1.4% from the previous year.