April 3, according to technology blog AppleInsider reports, statistical reports the latest mobile patent consulting firm Chetan Sharma Consulting released Thursday showed that in 2014, IBM in the global mobile device to get the most patents, occupying first. Apple is ranked eighth.
The report shows that, IBM regain the first position from the hands of Samsung mobile device patent in 2013 which gained the most. Qualcomm ranked third, other companies ranked fourth to tenth place is Microsoft, Google, Sony, LG, Apple, BlackBerry and Ericsson. Apple's mobile devices to get the number of patents in 2014 than most companies in the industry, but less than major competitors.
Chetan says US mobile patent acquisition rate showed a rising trend. In the United States Patent and Trademark Office patent granted in 2014, the fourth and mobile device-related, an increase of 17%. And in 2004, accounting for a mobile device patents only tenth.
Last year, Europe accounted for the number of patents in the world of mobile devices in only 10%, down 4%. Chetan will decline in the number of European mobile patents and other regions due to the size of the company, Nokia shrink or disappear. Nokia completed the transaction to sell Microsoft's mobile division in 2014.
After the United States, Japan and China mobile patents obtained most. ZTE and Huawei is China's top two mobile patent company, but MediaTek and millet mobile patent number is growing.