Companies based in the US and South Korea have filed more than 75% of metaverse, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) related patent applications since 2016, according to Nikkei Asia.

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• US-based companies that were among the world’s top 20 metaverse patent applicants accounted for 57% of the 7,760 applications filed since 2016, according to a joint survey by Nikkei Asia and research firm Cyber Creative Institute.
• South Korean companies in the top 20 list ranked second with 19%, Chinese companies ranked third with 12%, followed by Japanese companies with 8%.
• The survey evaluated approximately 20 patent categories in Japan, the US, Europe and other markets related to the metaverse, virtual reality…