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The number of patents registered by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. in the United States last year jumped nearly two-fold from six years ago, a company official said Thursday, as the tech player battles for an upper hand in the ongoing global patent wars.
The world's No. 1 maker of smartphones and memory chips said it registered a total 5,072 patents in the U.S. last year, up 1.7 times from 2009, which is the second-greatest number of patent filings in the U.S. after multinational technology firm IBM.
"In order to effectively deal with patent-related disputes in the U.S., we hold the most accumulated number of patents there," a Samsung official said. A total of 110,145 patents have been filed by Samsung Electronics there so far.
The numbers of Samsung's patents in South Korea, Europe, China and Japan are 30,741, 15,654, 1,030 and 6,746, respectively, the officials said.
"Most patents are related to smartphones, smart TVs, and memory, and they will be used in products for strategic businesses," Samsung said.
The tech giant also invested 14.8 trillion won ($13.9 billion) in the research and development of new technologies last year, up two-fold from 7.3 trillion won in 2009.
Samsung is engaged in patent battles with tech players such as Apple Inc. around the globe. Earlier this week, Samsung's Chinese rival Huawei Technologies Co. launched lawsuits claiming Samsung's infringement. (Yonhap)
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