Cross-chain pulse query of innojoy patent platform shows that the number of patent applications for blockchain in China in the first half of 20 19 is 909, which is only 6.2% of the 5,606 in the whole year of last year.
It is worth noting that although Alibaba still occupies the first place in the total number of blockchain patents, in the first half of 20 19, the number of new blockchain patent applications was already 10, and the core technology of Xunlei Group jumped to fourth place.
Patent indicators have multiple meanings for blockchain enterprises, such as R&D investment, talent quality and emphasis on innovation. From this, we can understand the other side of blockchain development.
Industry technology investment is getting colder?
No matter at home or abroad, the number of patent applications related to blockchain dropped sharply in the first half of 2065438+2009.
Interlink Pulse searches for "blockchain" keywords through the patent inquiry system innojoy. Half of 20 19 has passed, and the number of blockchain patent applications is only 909, which is 16.2% of last year. It can be predicted that it will be difficult to reach the figure of 20 18 this year.
The situation in other markets around the world is also not optimistic. Searching for "blockchain", the number of patent applications in the first half of this year was only 158, accounting for only 7% of last year.
This decline is due to the fact that on the one hand, the development of blockchain technology may enter the platform period, and the patent layout in the blockchain field has entered the final stage, and all the applied patents have been applied, which naturally reduces the investment; On the other hand, the application of blockchain is not effective enough, and no effect can be seen in the short term. Enterprises with KPI as the assessment target naturally reduce their investment in blockchain; Finally, it may be the market. In the second half of 20 18, the price of encrypted assets collapsed, which affected the financing and production activities of block enterprises, and then affected the patent application.
Where did Ali and Tencent go?
The most surprising thing is that Ali is not so aggressive in the blockchain patent of 20 19. 20 17 and 20 18 have been "champions" for two consecutive years, and they have not found him in the top ten this year.
According to the data obtained by innojoy, Alibaba Group applied for 12 patents in the first half of 20 19, ranking only 12.
In addition, Tencent, another large Internet company, has also significantly slowed down the pace of research and development of blockchain. In the first half of the year, there were only 7 related patent applications, ranking 22nd.
The largest number of applications in the first half of the year was China Unicom, with 50 applications. Ping An Technology, Fumei, Netcore Technology and Baidu ranked 2-5 with 27, 25, 23 and 20 applications respectively.
Similar to the previous two years, among the top ten, there are two original blockchain companies-Fumei and Fun Chain Technology.
Evolution of Top Ten Blockchain Patents in China
The original blockchain company initially occupied a dominant position in related patents.
20 15 China blockchain patent application started, with 30 applications in total. The earliest batch of original blockchain companies became the main force of blockchain patent application. Bubi blockchain, founded on 20 15, applied for 8 related patents.
In 20 16, it is still dominated by major blockchain companies. In addition to Bubi blockchain, Yun Xiang blockchain in Hangzhou, Fumei in Hangzhou, Tiande Technology in Beijing, and Bite Technology in Beijing all have batch blockchain patent applications. In the same year, the number of patent applications for blockchain jumped to 470.
It is worth noting that in 20 16, Internet and financial technology companies joined the blockchain research, and Alibaba (7 pieces) and China UnionPay (8 pieces) patent applications showed their business layout in the blockchain.
In 20 17, more companies participated in the research of blockchain, and the number of patent applications in that year was 1478, which was more than three times that in 20 16. That is, in that year, Alibaba's blockchain patent applications exploded (57 items) and became the first brother of blockchain patents.
From the patent list of that year, we can see that a number of traditional large companies have poured into the blockchain research, including Tencent, China Merchants Bank, China Unicom, Inspur Technology and Dianrong.com. In that year, they applied for more than 65,438+00 blockchain patents. The patent applications of original companies such as China Chain Home, Wei Chain Home, European Chain Home and Fun Chain all entered the top ten.
In 20 18, the number of patent applications for blockchain in that year was as high as 5606. Traditional technology companies are accelerating their layout in the blockchain field. Ping An Technology, Baidu, Tencent, Zhongan and Netcore Technology, a subsidiary of Xunlei Group, entered the top ten patent applications in that year, squeezing out the original blockchain companies. Among the top ten, there are only two local blockchain enterprises, Fumei and Zhongli.
Traditional technology companies and financial stock companies have advantages in technology, talents and market, and most of them are market snatchers of blockchain patents.
The Tripole of Blockchain
By the end of the first half of 20 19, the number of blockchain applications in China exceeded 8,440. Alibaba still tops the list with 257 pieces. Complex Beauty and China Chain Technology are two original blockchain companies.
Interlink Pulse selects the top 30 companies with blockchain patent applications for further segmentation, and divides them into Internet companies, financial technology companies, blockchain companies, communication companies, Internet of Things companies, universities and computer companies according to their fields.
At present, there is a situation of "three points of the world". The top 30 companies applied for 24,365,438+0 blockchain patents. Among them, Internet companies applied for 722 patents, accounting for 29.66%, including Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent and NetScience. Followed by blockchain companies, 547 patents were applied, accounting for 22.5%, including Fumei, China Chain, Cloud Map and Europe Chain; Financial technology applications were 54 1 piece, accounting for 22.2%, including Ping An Technology, Dianrong.com, Taikang Life Insurance and Weizhong Bank.
The regional distribution of the top 30 blockchain patents also showed a trend of three points. Companies registered in Beijing applied for 845 patents, accounting for 34.7%, including China Unicom, Baidu, China United and Qihoo. There are 830 companies registered in Shenzhen, accounting for 34. 1%, including Ping An Group, Tencent, Netcom Technology and Jacky Technology. Companies registered in Hangzhou have 5 10 applications, accounting for 2 1%, including Ali, Fumei, Yunxiang and Secret Ape. The performance of blockchain companies such as Guangzhou and Shanghai is not outstanding.