GenAI patents booming - China dominating
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GenAI patents booming - China dominating
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patents are reaching a new milestone, according to World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). More new patents were published in 2024 and 2025 than in the entire preceding ten years combined. Six of the world’s top ten GenAI patent applicants are based in China. Alphabet, Microsoft and IBM from the US are also in the top ten. “Our data shows that Gen-AI patents are no longer just being filed by te…
The rise of generative AI is reflected in patent filings. According to WIPO, the number of published patent families—a key indicator of inventive activity—has increased from approximately 14,000 in 2023 to over 37,800 in 2025. The years 2024 and 2025 alone account for more than 56,000 new patent families.
In 2024 and 2025, more patents were filed worldwide for generative AI systems than in the entire decade before. Germany significantly overtakes the UK.
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