WIPO Signals a Global Surge in GenAI Patent Filings

World Intellectual Property Organization analysis highlighted a sharp rise in generative AI patent activity, with filings roughly doubling from 2024 to 2025 and more than 56,000 new GenAI patent families published across those two years. The trend underscores how major technology powers are racing to secure intellectual property around AI systems, while patent strategy is becoming central to global competition in advanced computing.