{"id":10640,"date":"2021-09-22T16:53:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T14:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patent-pilot.com\/?p=10640"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:59:43","slug":"european-ip-law-firms-patenting-activities-in-digital-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/european-ip-law-firms-patenting-activities-in-digital-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"European IP Law Firms\u2019 Patenting Activities in Digital Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p>The transmission of digital information and wireless communication networks played a somewhat crucial role in preserving social interactions and economic activities throughout 2020, not allowing to upstage the innovation and patenting activities in digital communication. The future interest in this technical area is also quite evident. Since the improvements in 5G are important for unleashing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the demand for protecting inventions in digital communication will most probably remain stable or even increase.<\/p>\n<p>On the surface, this technical area can potentially represent a scalable business development opportunity for many European representatives. In this respect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\">IP Pilot<\/a> decided to dig deeper into the topic and investigate the overall IP-related trends, key players, and international case exchange in digital communication to evaluate the potentials that this technology domain can bring to local patent law firms&#8217; businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Our reports, therefore, covers the following points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the most recent worldwide and European filing trends in digital communication?<\/li>\n<li>Which European IP law firms took over most local and foreign digital communication-related filings in the last years?<\/li>\n<li>Which international law firms sent work in digital communication to the European representatives?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:25px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>What are the most recent worldwide and European filing trends in digital communication?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p>Considering the origins of the innovation in digital communication, China, the United States, and Korea &#8211; the countries that drove an increase in the number of patent applications in the technical area in 2019 &#8211; retained their top positions last year. At the same time, only Chinese inventors grew the relevant output by 4%, while American and Korean ones underwent an 11% and 14% decrease.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, Sweden and Ericsson &#8211; its principal inventor in digital communication &#8211; maintained leadership as the country of origin. Finland and Germany followed the European champion, with Finland displaying a rather substantial 8% growth caused by Nokia&#8217;s increasing applications&#8217; volume.<\/p>\n<p>The EPO countries filed roughly 21% of patent filings and were outperformed only by China &#8211; 30% and the US &#8211; 25%.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the number of applications from European inventors was relatively stable and developed moderately compared to American and Asian countries, yet from a high level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/7325845\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:75px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3>Which European IP law firms took over most local and foreign digital communication-related filings in the last years?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:25px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p>Considering the top 50 European IP law firms, 55% of digital communication cases were handled by German agents and 35% by British. Unsurprisingly, among the upper 10, six patent firms were from Germany and four from the UK. To name a few, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/bardehle-pagenberg-partnerschaft-mbb-de\/\">BARDEHLE PAGENBERG PARTNERSCHAFT MBB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/mitscherlich-partmbb-de\/\">MITSCHERLICH PARTMBB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/boehmert-boehmert-de\/\">BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/maucher-jenkins-gb\/\">MAUCHER JENKINS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/d-young-co-gb\/\">D. YOUNG &amp; CO.<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/hgf-limited-gb\/\">HGF LIMITED<\/a> held the leading positions.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from representatives from these two countries, French <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/plasseraud-ip-fr\/\">PLASSERAUD IP<\/a>, Dutch <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/nederlandsch-octrooibureau-nlo-shieldmark-nl\/overview?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NEDERLANDSCH OCTROOIBUREAU \/ NLO SHIELDMARK<\/a>, Swedish <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/awa-se\/\">AWA<\/a>, and Irish <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/hanna-moore-curley-ie\/\">HANNA MOORE &amp; CURLEY<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/tomkins-co-ie\/\">TOMKINS &amp; CO.<\/a> were the critical representatives of filings in digital communication.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/7325825\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p>To give you further insights about the law firms listed in the rank, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/bardehle-pagenberg-partnerschaft-mbb-de\/\">BARDEHLE PAGENBERG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/maucher-jenkins-gb\/\">MAUCHER JENKINS<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/tomkins-co-ie\/\">TOMKINS &amp; CO.<\/a> handled the highest share of cases on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/\">Qualcomm<\/a>. They were the three most prominent representatives of the client in Europe. Interestingly, they received work from roughly 13 priority filing firms from the US, including, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/holland-hart-llp-us\/\">HOLLAND &amp; HART LLP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/arentfox-schiff-llp-us\/overview?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/patterson-sheridan-us\/\">PATTERSON + SHERIDAN<\/a>, among others. The probability that multiple American IP law firms would choose three similar European IP law firms to represent a single client&#8217;s cases is rather low. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/\">Qualcomm<\/a> was in charge of selecting agents for its filings in Europe. This goes in line with what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/decision-maker-feature-explained\/\">IP Pilot&#8217;s decision-maker algorithm<\/a> concluded.<\/p>\n<p>All the top 10 European IP law firms for digital communication cases mainly prosecuted patent filings of the largest foreign applicants. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/mitscherlich-partmbb-de\/\">MITSCHERLICH PARTMBB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/boehmert-boehmert-de\/\">BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/pfenning-meinig-partner-de\/\">PFENNING, MEINIG &amp; PARTNER<\/a> dealt with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huawei.com\/en\/\">Huawei<\/a>&#8216;s applications. <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/boehmert-boehmert-de\/\">BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/hgf-limited-gb\/\">HGF LIMITED<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/maiwald-de\/\">MAIWALD<\/a> took over the substantial share of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/homepage.html\">Intel<\/a>&#8216;s work in Europe. <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/wuesthoff-wuesthoff-de\/\">WUESTHOFF &amp; WUESTHOFF<\/a> represented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lg.com\/us\">LG<\/a>&#8216;s cases.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/decision-maker-feature-explained\/\">IP Pilot decision-maker algorithm<\/a> predicted that the large applicants from abroad had the leverage to select the preferred partners in Europe and instructed the priority filing agents in this respect.<\/p>\n<p>As for the representation of domestic clients, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/boult-wade-tennant-gb\/\">BOULT WADE TENNANT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/schoppe-zimmermann-stockeler-zinkler-schenk-partner-de\/\">SCHOPPE, ZIMMERMANN, ST\u00d6CKELER, ZINKLER, SCHENK &amp; PARTNER<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/eip-gb\/\">EIP<\/a> were the regional IP law firms working primarily with local applicants such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.com\/\">Vodafone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraunhofer.de\/\">Fraunhofer Society<\/a>, and, as in case of <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/eip-gb\/\">EIP<\/a>, with multiple smaller firms.<\/p>\n<p>Worth noting, according to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/decision-maker-feature-explained\/\">algorithm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/boult-wade-tennant-gb\/\">BOULT WADE TENNANT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/eip-gb\/\">EIP<\/a> for up to 75% of filings were free to select which foreign partner law firm abroad will receive client&#8217;s applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/d-young-co-gb\/\">D. YOUNG &amp; CO.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/kraus-lederer-de\/overview?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KRAUS &amp; LEDERER<\/a> (formerly KRAUS &amp; WEISERT), and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/viering-jentschura-partner-de\/\">VIERING, JENTSCHURA &amp; PARTNER<\/a> also handled a substantial number of domestic subsequents and priority filings. However, their main clients were the local subsidiaries of international firms or international firms directly, such as, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony.com\/en\/\">Sony<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/homepage.html\">Intel<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/\">Apple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3>Which international law firms sent work in digital communication to the European representatives?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:25px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p>Chinese, Korean, and American representatives were on the list of the top 10 foreign representatives sending cases to Europe (see Table 2). The patent applications were forwarded on behalf of such prominent corporates as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huawei.com\/en\/\">Huawei<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oppo.com\/en\/smartphones\/\">Oppo Mobile<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/\">Qualcomm<\/a>. On the surface, the foreign firms&#8217; clients directly selected the European representatives. On the surface, the digital communication cases that European agents can receive from cooperation with patent firms from abroad are those for which the foreign agents were free to select partners and, thus, were not bound by the applicants&#8217; preferences.<br \/>\nOnce sending law firm was set as a decision-maker, completely different representatives appeared in the rank (see Table 3). Worth mentioning, the preliminary analysis of law firms&#8217; profiles revealed that in most instances international representatives were able to choose European partners for somewhat less-scaled clients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/7326073\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/7326173\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p>To sum up, the patenting activities in digital communication are expected to intensify, as innovation in that field is one of the prerequisites of further technological advancement. This technical area can, therefore, represent a substantial business development opportunity for European agents.<br \/>\nFollowing the general trends, it is possible to assume that China, the US, and Korea will drive future innovation in digital communication. As for EPO member states, even though there are some prominent pioneers of the technology in Sweden, Finland, and Germany, the relevant developments here are not as fastly paced and steep as in other locations.<br \/>\nIn line with that, the top most active representatives for digital communication cases received the work from foreign applicants.<br \/>\nUnsurprisingly, large-scaled international corporations tend to identify the preferred European representatives for their cases, underlying the need to collaborate with applicants rather than with priority filing agents. As the rough analysis of the sending law firms&#8217; portfolios outlined, the opposite might be true for smaller companies. Here, there are some indications that international patent firms have more influence on selecting preferred partners for digital communication cases, implying the benefits of direct collaboration between the law firms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInRight\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column 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