List of top United States patent recipients
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues an annual "Patenting by Organizations" report on the agency's web site. This report contains a ranked list of all US and international organizations which received 40 or more US patents in the year the report was issued.
The following is a list of the top ten recipients of patents issued by the USPTO in the year indicated.
2015
- IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Suwon, Korea
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- QUALCOMM INC.
- GOOGLE, INC.
- Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- LG ELECTRONICS INC., headquartered in Seoul, Korea
- Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington
2014
- 6969 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 4936 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Suwon, Korea
- 4048 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 3214 patents to Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2829 patents to Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington
- 2586 patents to QUALCOMM INC.
- 2566 patents to GOOGLE, INC.
- 2537 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2119 patents to LG ELECTRONICS INC., headquartered in Seoul, Korea
- 2079 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
2012
- 6478 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 5043 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Suwon, Korea
- 3173 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 3017 patents to Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2748 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 2610 patents to Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington,
- 2415 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1650 patents to General Electric Company, headquartered in Schenectady, New York
- 1617 patents to LG ELECTRONICS INC., headquartered in Seoul, Korea
- 1527 patents to Fujitsu Limited, headquartered in Tokyo
2011
- 6148 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 4968 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Suwon, Korea
- 2818 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2533 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 2451 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2309 patents to Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington,
- 2265 patents to Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1525 patents to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- 1455 patents to Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo
- 1444 patents to General Electric Company, headquartered in Schenectady, New York
2010
- 5866 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 4518 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Suwon, Korea
- 3086 patents to Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington,
- 2551 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2443 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 2212 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2130 patents to Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1652 patents to Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- 1488 patents to LG ELECTRONICS INC., headquartered in Seoul, Korea
- 1480 patents to Hewlett-Packard, headquartered in Palo Alto, California
2009
- 4887 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 3592 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Daegu, Korea
- 2901 patents to Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington,
- 2200 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1759 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 1669 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1656 patents to Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1534 patents to Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- 1328 patents to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- 1269 patents to Hewlett-Packard, headquartered in Palo Alto, California
2008
- 4169 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 3502 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Daegu, Korea
- 2107 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2026 patents to Microsoft Corporation
- 1772 patents to Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- 1575 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo
- 1475 patents to Fujitsu Limited, headquartered in Tokyo
- 1469 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 1461 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1422 patents to Hewlett-Packard, headquartered in Palo Alto, California
2007
- 3125 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA
- 2723 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Daegu, Korea
- 1983 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1910 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 1864 patents to Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- 1637 patents to Microsoft Corporation
- 1519 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo
- 1476 patents to Micron Technology, headquartered in Boise, Idaho
- 1466 patents to Hewlett-Packard, headquartered in Palo Alto, California
- 1455 patents to Sony Corporation
2006
- 3621 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York
- 2451 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Daegu, Korea
- 2366 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 2229 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 2099 patents to Hewlett-Packard, headquartered in Palo Alto, California
- 1959 patents to Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- 1771 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1732 patents to Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo
- 1672 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo
- 1610 patents to Micron Technology, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, USA
2005
- 2941 patents to IBM, headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA
- 1828 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
- 1797 patents to Hewlett-Packard, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA
- 1688 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
- 1641 patents to Samsung Electronics Co., headquartered in Daegu, Korea
- 1561 patents to Micron Technology, headquartered in Boise, Idaho
- 1549 patents to Intel Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California
- 1271 patents to Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo
- 1258 patents to Toshiba Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo
- 1154 patents to Fujitsu Limited, headquartered in Tokyo
2004
- 3248 patents to IBM
- 1934 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
- 1805 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1775 patents to Hewlett-Packard
- 1760 patents to Micron Technology
- 1604 patents to Samsung Electronics Co.
- 1601 patents to Intel Corporation
- 1514 patents to Hitachi, Ltd.
- 1310 patents to Toshiba Corporation
- 1305 patents to Sony Corporation
2003
- 3415 patents to IBM
- 1992 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1893 patents to Hitachi, Ltd.
- 1786 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
- 1759 patents to Hewlett-Packard
- 1707 patents to Micron Technology
- 1592 patents to Intel Corporation
- 1353 patents to Royal Philips Electronics
- 1313 patents to Samsung Electronics Co.
- 1311 patents to Sony Corporation
2002
- 3288 patents to IBM
- 1893 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1833 patents to Micron Technology
- 1821 patents to NEC Corporation
- 1601 patents to Hitachi, Ltd.
- 1544 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
- 1434 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1416 patents to General Electric Company
- 1373 patents to Mitsubishi Denki K.K.
- 1328 patents to Samsung Electronics
2001
- 3411 patents to IBM
- 1953 patents to NEC Corporation
- 1877 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1643 patents to Micron Technology
- 1450 patents to Samsung Electronics
- 1440 patents to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
- 1363 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1271 patents to Hitachi, Ltd.
- 1184 patents to Mitsubishi Denki K.K
- 1166 patents to Fujitsu, headquartered in Tokyo
2000
- 2886 patents to IBM
- 2021 patents to NEC Corporation
- 1890 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1441 patents to Samsung Electronics
- 1411 patents to Lucent Technologies
- 1385 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1304 patents to Micron Technology
- 1232 patents to Toshiba
- 1196 patents to Motorola
- 1147 patents to Fujitsu
1999
- 2756 patents to IBM
- 1842 patents to NEC Corporation
- 1795 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1545 patents to Samsung Electronics
- 1410 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1200 patents to Toshiba
- 1192 patents to Fujitsu
- 1192 patents to Motorola
- 1152 patents to Lucent Technologies
- 1054 patents to Mitsubishi Denki K.K.
1998
- 2657 patents to IBM
- 1928 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1627 patents to NEC Corporation
- 1406 patents to Motorola
- 1316 patents to Sony Corporation
- 1304 patents to Samsung Electronics
- 1189 patents to Fujitsu
- 1170 patents to Toshiba
- 1124 patents to Eastman Kodak Co.
- 1094 patents to Hitachi, Ltd.
1997
- 1724 patents to IBM
- 1381 patents to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 1095 patents to NEC Corporation
- 1058 patents to Motorola
- 903 patents to Fujitsu
- 903 patents to Hitachi, Ltd.
- 892 patents to Mitsubishi Denki K.K
- 862 patents to Toshiba
- 859 patents to Sony Corporation
- 795 patents to Eastman Kodak Co.
References
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2014". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "Patenting by Organizations : 2013". United States Patent and Trademark Office
- "Reports By Patenting Organization". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2011". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2010". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2009". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2008". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2007". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2006". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2005". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2004". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2003". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2002". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2001". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 2000". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 1999". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 1998". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 1997". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 1996". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Patenting by Organizations: 1995". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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