Huawei Reaffirms Commitment to Open Innovation and IP Protection at Sixth Global Forum

“Huawei respects others’ IP and protects its own,” said Liuping Song, Huawei’s Chief Legal Officer. “Open innovation drives society and technology forward — it’s in our DNA.”

Huawei invests over 10% of its annual revenue in R&D, with the figure reaching 20% over the past four years, positioning the company among the top six global R&D spenders for eight consecutive years, according to the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. In 2024, Huawei generated US$630 million in patent licensing revenue, while paying nearly three times more in royalties than it received — a reflection of its belief in responsible innovation and open collaboration.

At the forum, Marco Alemán, Assistant Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), highlighted Huawei’s leadership in global innovation, noting that the company filed 6,600 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in 2024, maintaining its position as the top PCT user since 2014.

Huawei also unveiled the winners of its sixth Top Ten Inventions Award, featuring breakthroughs in computing, the HarmonyOS operating system, and storage technologies.
Alan Fan, Vice President and Head of Huawei’s Intellectual Property Rights Department, underlined that Huawei contributes to the ICT sector through open-source software, open hardware, patent sharing, standards contributions, and academic research.

Across the Middle East and Central Asia, Huawei continues to strengthen local innovation ecosystems through initiatives such as the Huawei ICT Academy and open platforms like openEuler and OpenHarmony. As of September 2025, Huawei has established over 310 ICT Academies across 19 countries, training more than 500,000 ICT talents and aiming to cultivate one million professionals over the next decade. To date, over 48,000 Huawei Certified ICT Associate (HCIA) certificates have been issued, equipping students and professionals with globally recognized skills.

In 2024, Huawei published 37,000 patents, contributed over 10,000 technical submissions to standards organizations, and released 1,000 academic papers. The source code for OpenHarmony expanded by 10 million lines, supported by 8,100 community contributors, while openEuler surpassed 10 million installations worldwide.

Globally, Huawei’s licensed patents cover 2.7 billion 5G devices, 1.2 billion Wi-Fi consumer devices, and 3.2 billion multimedia devices. The company counts 48 Fortune Global 500 firms among its licensees, with several collaborations extending to the Middle East, supporting advancements in 5G-Advanced, cloud computing, and all-optical network infrastructure.

Huawei’s enterprise business continues to empower digital transformation across the region, working with over 3,000 partners and serving tens of thousands of SMEs. Meanwhile, its Chaspark Patent Platform, launched in June 2024, now features AI-powered search and summarization tools, enabling universities and startups to access patent data more efficiently.

Huawei Cloud is also driving regional innovation, collaborating with 400 local partners across 10 industries, including 30 ISVs, and co-developing over 100 customized industry solutions with 150 partners.

From its first patent to its leadership in 5G, cloud computing, and open-source technologies, Huawei’s three-decade journey reflects its core belief: innovation flourishes through openness, collaboration, and shared responsibility — essential principles shaping the future of the intelligent, connected world.