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Oppo says ranked among top 5 PCT patent applicationsNew Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Oppo today claimed it was ranked among the top 5 patent cooperation treaty (PCT) filer with 1,927 applications in 2019.

The smartphone maker said it has been working on expanding its patent applications globally in various areas of technology and as a result it has moved its rank in WIPO’s international patents’ applications ranking from 17th spot last year to fifth spot this year.

Oppo’s statement comes in the wake of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announcing the results of the international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System for year 2019 today.

By March 2020, Oppo sais that it had more than 43,000 global patent applications, with 16,000 already been authorized. Among the total applications, about 88%, or more than 38,000, are invention-related.

Oppo has filed more than 3,000 5G patent applications, and 1,900 AI patent applications. More than 6,100 image patents have been filed globally, among which 2,000 have been authorized. At the same time, in the area of fast charging, Oppo has filed more than 2,700 applications globally, with more than 1100 being authorized.

Ying Feng, Senior Director of Intellectual Property Dept., Oppo, said the results of 2019 PCT international applications has proven that the strategy of shifting focus of patent applications effort from China to overseas has been effective.

Feng added, in continuation to our efforts in patent applications, Oppo has applied for patents in areas of 5G standard, fast charging technology, imaging, AI, IoT and other important fields.

“We’ll accelerate our effort to make breakthroughs in other areas including chip-making, display technology, antenna,” Feng further added.

The smartphone maker said its R&D Centre in Hyderabad, India has contributed significantly to Oppo’s innovations and has filed 27 patents in areas like camera and image processing, battery, networks (5G), system performance, payments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and gaming in 2019.

Additionally, Tony Chen, Founder and CEO of Oppo, said the company will invest $ 7 billion in R&D in the next three years. He also added that OPPO will aim to promote research in areas including 5G, AI, AR and big data and strive to build Oppo with core underlying hardware technologies and software engineering ability.





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