LG, Samsung, Huawei build trove of metaverse patents: survey

South Korea, China contingent surge in race to develop hardware as Japan lags

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Meta and Sony are among the companies vying to develop virtual reality headsets. (Sipa via AP)

MASAHARU BAN, NORIO MATSUMOTO and NAOKI WATANABE, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- South Korean and Chinese companies are amassing patents for metaverse hardware, with LG Electronics and Huawei Technologies climbing the ranks as the electronics sector looks beyond the smartphone.

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