“As manufacturers begin to introduce commercially
viable quantum computers that outperform classical counterparts and
generate substantial revenue, they will begin to become targets for
patent assertions, making the competition in the realm of
intellectual property increasingly relevant.”
The year 2023 marked another year of rapid advancements in
quantum computing technology, showcasing significant progress in
key areas such as scalable quantum computing and quantum error
correction. Multiple physical realization approaches or modalities
for creating quantum bits (qubits) are under development, offering
different tradeoffs in performance metrics such as qubit count,
error rate, decoherence time, and gate speed. Patenting activities
are effective indicators of innovation speed and resource
distribution in a technology field. As 2024 begins, this post
explores the newest development focus and trends in the quantum
computing industry through the angle of its patent
