Baidu Leads the Way in Innovation with 5,712 Artificial Intelligence Patent Applications
December 06 2019 - 1:27PM
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) has filed the most AI-related patent
applications in China, a recognition of the company’s long-term
commitment to driving technological advancement, a recent study
from the research unit of China’s Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology (MIIT) has shown.
Baidu filed a total of 5,712 AI-related patent
applications as of October 2019, ranking No.1 in China for the
second consecutive year. Baidu’s patent applications were followed
by Tencent (4,115), Microsoft (3,978), Inspur (3,755), and Huawei
(3,656), according to the report issued by the China Industrial
Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, a research unit
under the MIIT.
“Baidu retained the top spot for AI patent
applications in China because of our continuous research and
investment in developing AI, as well as our strategic focus on
patents,” said Victor Liang, Vice President and General Counsel of
Baidu.
“In the future, we will continue to increase our
investments into securing AI patents, especially for high-value and
high-quality patents, to provide a solid foundation for Baidu’s AI
business and for our development of world-leading technology,” he
said.
The report showed that Baidu is the patent
application leader in several key areas of AI. These include deep
learning (1,429), natural language processing (938), and speech
recognition (933). Baidu also leads in the highly competitive area
of intelligent driving, with 1,237 patent applications, a figure
that surpasses leading Chinese universities and research
institutions, as well as many international automotive companies.
With the launch of the Apollo open source autonomous driving
platform and other intelligent driving innovations, Baidu has been
committed to pioneering the intelligent transformation of the
mobility industry.
After years of research, Baidu has developed a
comprehensive AI ecosystem and is now at the forefront of the
global AI industry. Moving forward, Baidu will continue to conduct
research in the core areas of AI, contribute to scientific and
technological innovation in China, and actively push forward the
application of AI into more vertical industries. Baidu is
positioned to be a global leader in a wave of innovation that will
transform industries.
About BaiduBaidu, Inc. is the
leading Chinese language Internet search provider. Baidu aims to
make the complicated world simpler for users and enterprises
through technology. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol “BIDU.” Currently, ten ADSs represent one
Class A ordinary share.
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