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The 100 known most prolific inventors based on worldwide utility patents are shown in the following table. While in many cases this is the number of utility patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it may include utility patents granted by other countries, as noted by the source references for an inventor.
IBM has been granted the most patents this year, having won 3,059 at the end of May. (Yes, that IBM, the big, old, enterprise tech company that everyone thought was being left in the dust by the ...
World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) is an annual statistical report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). [1] The publication provides an overview of the activity in the areas of patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, microorganisms, plant variety protection, geographical indications and the creative economy.
As of 2021, IBM holds the record for most annual U.S. patents generated by a business for 29 consecutive years. [170] [171] [172] In 2001, IBM became the first company to generate more than 3,000 patents in one year, beating this record in 2008 with over 4,000 patents. [11] As of 2022, the company held 150,000 patents. [173]
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, large tech firms have already received more than 11,300 patents this year. U.S. tech companies are doing that more than ever.
IFI Claims, a company that tracks patent activity in the US, released its annual tally of IP work today underscoring that theme: it noted that 2019 saw a new high-watermark of 333,530 patents ...
Shunpei Yamazaki is the president and majority shareholder of research company Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) in Tokyo. Most of the patents he holds are in relation to computer display technology and held by SEL, with Yamazaki named either individually or jointly as inventor. He has many inventions regarding these. [6]
In July, a consortium led by Microsoft (NAS: MSFT) , Apple (NAS: AAPL) , and wireless industry players such as Research In Motion (NAS: RIMM) paid $4.5 billion for 6,000 patents from the now ...