By Steve Scherer ( October 2, 2026, 16:40 GMT | Insight) -- China remains the clear leader by the size of its drone-related patent portfolio, but when it comes to patent strength, the United States has a slight edge as a growing number of companies challenge the industry’s early leaders, a report released this week said.China holds a commanding lead in the number of drone-related patent portfolios, but the United States has more than matched it on a measure of patent strength as competition spreads beyond the industry’s early leaders, according to a report (see here) published on Thursday....
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