China leads in 6G patents

China has filed the most patents for 6G technologies in recent years. This is according to a study by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei and the Japanese research company Cyber Creative Institute. The two partners evaluated nearly 20,000 patent applications in nine 6G technology areas. According to the study, companies and research institutes from China filed 40 percent of the patents in areas such as communications, quantum technology, base stations and artificial intelligence. The U.S. was close behind with 35 percent of filings. Europe and Japan each accounted for just under ten percent.