36 AR/VR Patents Outlook AR and VR patent applications per year worldwide* Leading global AR/VR patent owners and amount of patents owned** 37000 35000 32100 26600 10,100 5,050 5,950 AL 18700 4,600 3,100 1,900 13600 14300 10200 OF PHYGIT 8600 2,300 3,300 2,000 E 5400 6500 AT ST 1,400 1,100 2,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 * Aggregate from USPTO, CNIPA, KIPO, JPO, EPO, WIPO; 2021 ** Statista (https://www.statista.com/statistics/963685/worldwide-augmented-virtual-reality-patent-top-owners/)