[5G Standard essential patents Global ranking released: 5 Chinese Enterprises] May 9, China Information and Communications Research Institute released the "Global 5G Standard essential patents and Standards proposal Research report (2023)." Chinese companies account for five of the top 10 effective global patent companies, one more than last year. The top 10 are Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung, ZTE, LG, Nokia, Ericsson, Datang, OPPO and Xiaomi, while Apple is not in the top 10.