QuIC’s latest whitepaper, A Portrait of the Global Patent Landscape in Quantum Technologies, provides an in-depth and data-driven analysis of global patent activity across the quantum ecosystem.
Based on active patent families published up to June 2025, the report maps developments in Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, and Quantum Sensing. It examines annual growth rates, identifies leading corporate and research assignees, and compares regional dynamics across Europe, the United States, China, Japan, Korea, and Canada.
The analysis highlights the continued global expansion of quantum patenting, with particularly strong growth in Quantum Communication. It also explores how national strategies differ, showing contrasts between domestic-focused patent portfolios and international filing strategies. Special attention is given to Europe’s evolving position, including trends in international patent families and the structure of its innovation landscape.
The whitepaper concludes with strategic insights into competitiveness, fragmentation, and the importance of sustained investment in intellectual property for Europe’s long-term leadership in quantum technologies.
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Contributors
This whitepaper was prepared by the QuIC IP & Trade Working Group.
Main contributors:
• Rob Harrison, Sonnenberg Harrison
• Maximilian Keck, Hoffmann Eitle
• Dolores Modic, Nord University
• Guido Paola, Quantum Delta NL (Lead Author)*
• Erik Visscher, De Vries & Metman
• Julian Wienand, Bardehle Pagenberg
