China leads drone patent volume but US matches quality as start-ups drive innovation: study

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Chinese and US firms are “neck-and-neck” in the quality battle for the next generation of drone patents, despite China having a lead in volume, a study published on Thursday shows. Chinese companies accounted for 44 per cent of the world’s drone patent filings in 2024, against 17 per cent for…

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• T2China leads drone patent volume but US matches quality as start-ups drive innovation: studyChina: SCMP Tech / TechNode / Pandaily / KrASIA / Sixth Tone01 Oct, 12:00