Patent intelligence: quantum computing

About this report

Quantum computing is attracting significant patent activity from technology giants, dedicated quantum hardware companies, and university research groups. This annual report provides structured patent intelligence across the quantum computing landscape — identifying the leading filers, their technology focus, and how activity is shifting over time.

Published once per year, the report covers the full range of quantum computing sub-technologies including superconducting qubits, photonic quantum computing, trapped ion systems, quantum error correction, and quantum software and algorithms.

What's included

• Publication trend analysis (2015–present)
• Country filing analysis — US, CN, EP, JP, KR and others
• Patent family analysis — true innovation rate
• Granted vs application breakdown
• Technology classification analysis by sub-field
• Top filer benchmarking across 50+ organisations