{"id":129081,"date":"2026-08-23T07:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T07:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/129081\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T07:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T07:18:14","slug":"samsung-electronics-surpasses-10000-patents-in-south-korea-and-us-in-h1-approaching-300000-total-registrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/129081\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics Surpasses 10,000 Patents in South Korea and US in H1… Approaching 300,000 Total Registrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Over 10,000 Patent Registrations for Two Consecutive Half-Years, a First in Company History
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Samsung Electronics registered more than 11,000 patents in South Korea and the United States alone during the first half of this year, surpassing 10,000 patent registrations for two consecutive half-year periods for the first time in its history.<\/p>\n

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According to the semiannual and business reports disclosed by Samsung Electronics on August 23, the company registered 5,572 patents in South Korea and 5,482 patents in the United States in the first half of this year, totaling 11,054 patents. This marks the second highest number ever, following the second half of last year, when 11,387 patents were registered.<\/p>\n

This is the first time that Samsung Electronics has exceeded 10,000 patent registrations in South Korea and the United States combined for two consecutive half-year periods. The volume rose from 7,474 in the first half of 2020 to 9,233 in the second half of 2023, breaking the 9,000-mark, and subsequently set new records with 11,387 patents in the second half of last year.<\/p>\n

As of the first half of this year, the cumulative number of patents registered worldwide by Samsung Electronics amounts to 296,468. Considering that an average of more than 2,000 new patents are registered each month in South Korea and the United States alone, it is estimated that, as of this report\u2014two months after the reporting period\u2014the cumulative number of registered patents has already exceeded 300,000.<\/p>\n

By country, the United States accounts for the largest share with 109,674 patents, followed by South Korea with 69,831, Europe with 55,319, and China with 32,678.<\/p>\n

Industry experts attribute these patent achievements to Samsung Electronics\u2019 consistent investment in research and development (R&D). In the first half of this year, Samsung Electronics invested KRW 27.3627 trillion in R&D, a 51.5% increase (KRW 9.2986 trillion) compared to the first half of last year (KRW 18.0641 trillion), setting a new record for the highest half-year R&D expenditure.<\/p>\n

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By year, Samsung Electronics invested KRW 21.11 trillion in 2020, KRW 22.4 trillion in 2021, KRW 24.92 trillion in 2022, KRW 28.34 trillion in 2023, KRW 35 trillion in 2024, and KRW 37.7 trillion last year.<\/p>\n

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