According to a report published by incoPat, the United States accounted for the largest share of the leading 100 companies which had filed the most global quantum computing invention patent applications as of September 2020, making up 43 percent of the companies. Next came Japan with 14 percent of the leading companies in the field.
Country breakdown of leading 100 companies filing quantum computing invention patent applications in 2020
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incoPat. (October 16, 2020). Country breakdown of leading 100 companies filing quantum computing invention patent applications in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191160/global-quantum-computing-patent-applications-country-breakdown/
incoPat. "Country breakdown of leading 100 companies filing quantum computing invention patent applications in 2020." Chart. October 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191160/global-quantum-computing-patent-applications-country-breakdown/
incoPat. (2020). Country breakdown of leading 100 companies filing quantum computing invention patent applications in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191160/global-quantum-computing-patent-applications-country-breakdown/
incoPat. "Country Breakdown of Leading 100 Companies Filing Quantum Computing Invention Patent Applications in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191160/global-quantum-computing-patent-applications-country-breakdown/
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Country breakdown of leading 100 companies filing quantum computing invention patent applications in 2020 [Graph], incoPat, October 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191160/global-quantum-computing-patent-applications-country-breakdown/
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