As of 3Q 2021, 503 world-wide metaverse patent applications are found using the Google patent search.
Top assignees are IBM (USA), DIDI (China), Leviathan Entertainment (UK), ETRI (S. Korea), and Monument Peak Venture (UK)s
Global Metaverse Patent Applications Landscape 3Q 2021
1. Global Metaverse Patent Applications Landscape 3Q 2021
Alex G. Lee (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgeunholee/)
2007-2010
Top 5 COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
IBM Patent Applications
Metaverse Patent Applications by
Patent Office
US
35%
Others
14%
KR
11%
EP
3%
CN
22%
JP
15%