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China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Magnet Patents Overshadows Global Competitors

Analysis reveals China’s overwhelming patent lead in rare-earth magnets, with Japan as the primary non-Chinese innovator and Germany trailing as a downstream consumer.

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From 2014 to 2024, China filed nearly 20,000 rare-earth patent families, outpacing Japan and South Korea by wide margins. This patent supremacy aligns with China’s control of 94% of the global rare-earth permanent magnet market, underscoring its strategic manufacturing and export leverage. While Japan maintains critic…
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China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Magnet Patents Overshadows Global Competitors From 2014 to 2024, China filed nearly 20,000 rare-earth patent families, outpacing Japan and South Korea by wide margins. This patent supremacy aligns with China’s control of 94% of the global rare-earth permanent magne... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/china-s-dominance-in-rare-earth-magnet-patents-overshadows-global-competitors

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