GRÜNECKER IN THE SZ: CHINESE COMPANIES ARE INCREASINGLY OCCUPYING KEY TECHNOLOGIES WITH PATENTS, INCLUDING ON THE GERMAN MARKET
China is leaving Europe behind when it comes to AI, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) in the business section of August 12, 2024. Companies such as Siemens are noticing that competitors in the Far East are filing many more patents than they are.
If China files more patents in certain areas in Germany than German applicants themselves, then that should give pause for thought, the article quotes a statement by Jens Koch, patent attorney at Grünecker.
In key technologies such as semiconductors, computers and AI, there has recently been an increase in Chinese patent applications of 14 to 15 percent per year, confirms Sebastian Flach, patent attorney at Grünecker, in the article.
Whoever has the patents on the technology ultimately also has the power over what happens to it, warns patent attorney Jens Koch in the article: Europe is lagging behind, especially when it comes to key technologies.
The entire article in german language is available to Süddeutsche Zeitung subscribers here.