SMOORE has announced that it has ranked among Top 100 in 2021 Chinese Enterprise PCT International Patent Application Ranking, as the No.1 in the electronic atomization sector, with 84 PCT international patent applications.

SMOORE’s strategic partner and China’s leading vape brand RELX is also on the list, with 74 PCT international patent applications, SMOORE said in a press release.
Based on the number of PCT international patent applications in 2021, the ranking is published by IPRdaily, an intellectual property media with global influence, and a global patent database, incoPat.
By 31 December 2021, SMOORE had over 3,408 patents applications cumulatively, with more than 1,570 invention patent applications and over 1,674 authorized patent applications. As a global vaping industry leader, it had submitted up to 730 international patent applications from 2016 to 2021; particularly in the US, SMOORE’s patent applications had been close to those of Altria, the press release said.
Focusing on the development of atomization technology, the company has over 600 international patent applications related to atomization coils. Driven by its world-leading atomization technology patents, SMOORE has launched the world’s thinnest ceramic coil vape pod solution – FEELM Air, in January 2022 (see TJI issue 01-22).
To date, SMOORE has acquired over 1500 R&D experts from different scientific backgrounds and established 10 fundamental research centers around the world for the cross-disciplinary research, with 5 new research centers in preparation.