One aspect of a patent strategy is a foreign patent filing strategy.
But were should patent applications be filed?
Two selection criteria are a market's size and rate of growth.
Germany, for example plans to put more digital solutions in their factories than the US does. Apparently:
It would appear that a European patent application (which covers Germany) or a German national patent application would be a good idea for IoT solutions for predictive maintenance, autonomous robots and assistance systems.
Other ideas for a foreign patent filing strategy include: