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Samsung Leads in U.S. Patents as Overall Grants Hit Four-Year Low

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. patent grants issued in 2022 dropped to their lowest level since 2018, and South Korean electronics titan Samsung took the top spot from longtime leader IBM as East made gains on West among the Top 50 patent assignees during the past year. Nonetheless, patent applications hit an all-time high in 2022 as the United States emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic – a harbinger for a resurgence in innovation and grants over the next one to two years.

Key Points: 
  • Samsung came in atop the annual IFI Top 50 patent earners with longtime leader IBM in second place.
  • But even Samsung, with 6,248 grants, saw a moderate decline (2 percent) from the prior year.
  • Following Samsung and IBM, the top 10 patent earners were Taiwan Semiconductor, Huawei Technologies, Canon, LG Electronics, Qualcomm, Intel, Apple and Toyota Motor.
  • The past year marks the third straight to see declines in patent grants, since the start of the pandemic.

Samsung Leads in U.S. Patents as Overall Grants Hit Four-Year Low

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. patent grants issued in 2022 dropped to their lowest level since 2018, and South Korean electronics titan Samsung took the top spot from longtime leader IBM as East made gains on West among the Top 50 patent assignees during the past year. Nonetheless, patent applications hit an all-time high in 2022 as the United States emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic – a harbinger for a resurgence in innovation and grants over the next one to two years.

Key Points: 
  • Samsung came in atop the annual IFI Top 50 patent earners with longtime leader IBM in second place.
  • But even Samsung, with 6,248 grants, saw a moderate decline (2 percent) from the prior year.
  • Following Samsung and IBM, the top 10 patent earners were Taiwan Semiconductor, Huawei Technologies, Canon, LG Electronics, Qualcomm, Intel, Apple and Toyota Motor.
  • The past year marks the third straight to see declines in patent grants, since the start of the pandemic.

DENSO Ranked Among Top U.S. Patent Holders

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, has been ranked by IFI CLAIMS and Harrity Patent Analytics in their annual lists of the top patent holders in the U.S. DENSO's rise within both lists demonstrates its long-term commitment to creating new technologies in the automotive space and beyond. It also highlights how the company will leverage new solutions to advance its Two Great Causes: Green – achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 – and Peace of Mind – creating a safe and seamless world for all.

Key Points: 
  • DENSO was ranked 32nd in the 2021 Top 50 U.S. Patent Assignees from IFI CLAIMS, a patent data analytics firm.
  • 2021 marks the 10th year DENSO has appeared on the Top 50 list, along with companies like IBM, Samsung, Apple, and Honeywell.
  • DENSO was also ranked 47th on IFI CLAIMS' Global 250 list, which presents a comprehensive view of a company's entire global patent holdings.
  • Harrity Patent Analytics ranked DENSO 34th in its 2022 Patent 300 List, an annual compilation of the top 300 companies, organizations, and universities in the patent field.

China's 2021 U.S. Patent Grants Surged, Even as Total Patent Awards Trended Downward, According to Analysis by IFI CLAIMS

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

"Last year saw the steepest decline in patent grants in the past decade," said Mike Baycroft, CEO of IFI CLAIMS.

Key Points: 
  • "Last year saw the steepest decline in patent grants in the past decade," said Mike Baycroft, CEO of IFI CLAIMS.
  • Total U.S. patent grants declined about 7 percent from 2020, the most precipitous drop in the past decade, according to IFI data.
  • The information is culled by assignee name from thousands of new patent documents daily, and with the data standardized for quick and accurate analysis.
  • IFI CLAIMS Patent Services uses proprietary data architecture to produce the industry's most accurate patent database.