# IFI CLAIMS Patent Services > IFI CLAIMS Patent Services provides curated, standardized global patent data. We deliver structured patent information to businesses, data providers, and researchers. > The links below point to key content across the IFI CLAIMS site. ## Pages - [2025 Global Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/2025-global-trends-insights/): Truly understanding the value of patents (and companies that invent) requires looking at them from several vantage points. Patent grants... - [2025 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2025/): The Global 250 is an Ultimate Owner ranking, providing a complete view of an entity’s global patent holdings, including patented... - [Usage](https://www.ificlaims.com/usage/): Empower data-driven decisions Data end user Internal use: Ideal for adding 3rd party data to your company’s data lake, dashboards,... - [IP legal services](https://www.ificlaims.com/applications/ip-legal-services/): Protect your innovations Risk analysis Find answers to your questions concerning risk, such as: Forecast patent expirations Calculated expiration dates... - [Partners](https://www.ificlaims.com/about-us/partners/): Amplified develops custom AI to make researching patents and papers easier and more valuable. Intuitively find relevant patents in an... - [Data end user – internal use](https://www.ificlaims.com/usage/data-end-user-internal-use/): Custom data services for enhanced internal intelligence Acquiring new content and linking data sets together takes time and consumes valuable... - [Data reseller - commercial use](https://www.ificlaims.com/usage/data-reseller-commercial-use/): Rely on highly accurate patent data All our client databases across the globe are continually and constantly “pinging” our primary... - [Live 1000](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/live1000/): View IFI CLAIMS' Live 1000, a free weekly-updated ranking of the top 1,000 U. S. patent applicants, powered by accurate,... - [Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2019](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2019/): IFI CLAIMS has identified ten fast growing technologies based on data through the end of 2019. IFI analyzed US patent documents... - [Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2018](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2018/): The chart below shows more technologies and their rates of increase or decrease. Over 4,600 CPC groups were screened by... - [2018 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2018/): This new analysis calculates the world’s largest active patent holders, including subsidiaries, as a snapshot in time as of December... - [2019 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2019/): The world’s largest patent holders The Global 250 is an Ultimate Owner ranking, providing a complete view of an entity’s... - [2020 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2020/): The world’s largest patent holders The Global 250 is an Ultimate Owner ranking, providing a complete view of an entity’s... - [2018 Trends and Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2018/): The number of patents granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) declined in 2018. Asia continues to be... - [2019 S&P 100](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/sp-100-2019/): This first ever patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a new tool to evaluate the intangible assets... - [2020 S&P 100](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/sp-100-2020/): Our unique patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a powerful tool to evaluate the intangible assets of... - [2011 US patent rankings of portfolios held by universities](https://www.ificlaims.com/misc-universities-2011/): Rankings were compiled using USPTO source data curated by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. We analyzed US utility grants granted to academic institutions between... - [2023 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2023/): When it comes to technical innovation, 2023 will best be remembered for the rapid advancement—and adoption—of artificial intelligence, thanks in... - [2011 US patent rankings by state](https://www.ificlaims.com/misc-state-inventor-ranking-2011/): Rankings were compiled using USPTO source data curated by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. We analyzed US utility grants for 2011... - [Top 8 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2017](https://www.ificlaims.com/tech-growth-2017/): View other Fastest Growing Technology reports - [Patent classification size & growth](https://www.ificlaims.com/tech-graph-2020/): High growth technologies can be identified by looking at the right side of the graph. Data was generated using the... - [Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2021](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2021/): IFI CLAIMS has identified the Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies based on US patent applications. This report provides insight into rapidly growing... - [2019 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2019/): Why the increase? Part of the reason may be improved clarity over what is patentable after the Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice... - [2017 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2017/): A record number of patents were granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2017. Asia continues to... - [Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2020](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2020/): IFI CLAIMS has identified ten fast growing technologies based on data through the end of 2020. IFI analyzed US patent... - [2011 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2011/): Rankings were compiled using the USPTO source-data by current company or assignee name on file at the USPTO. IFI uses... - [2012 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2012/): Rankings were compiled using the USPTO source-data by current company or assignee name on file at the USPTO. IFI uses... - [2013 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2013/): Rankings were compiled using the USPTO source-data by current company or assignee name on file at the USPTO. IFI uses... - [2014 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2014/): IFI CLAIMS uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of our data and portfolio counts for over 7000... - [2015 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2015/): IFI CLAIMS uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of our data and portfolio counts for global assignees... - [2016 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2016/): IFI CLAIMS uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of our data and portfolio counts for global assignees... - [2017 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2017/): IFI CLAIMS uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of our data and portfolio counts for global assignees... - [2018 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2018/): The Top 50 and related rankings from IFI provide insights into the most innovative companies and R&D organizations. Our CLAIMS... - [2019 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2019/): The Top 50 and related rankings from IFI provide insights into the most innovative companies and R&D organizations. Our CLAIMS... - [2020 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2020/): The Top 50 ranking identifies 2020’s most innovative companies within the US intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants, as seen... - [Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2022](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2022/): Every year, excitement abounds around the next big thing in technology. Once upon a time, long, long ago – if... - [2020 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2020/): 352,013 Total U. S. grants 413,176 Total U. S. applications US, JP, KR Top countries by U. S. granted patents... - [2022 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2022/): 323,015 Total U. S. grants 417,922 Total U. S. applications US, JP, CN Top countries by U. S. granted patents... - [The Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2023](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2023/): Surprising tech trends in patent growth rankings IFI CLAIMS is in the seventh year of our annual Top 10 Fastest... - [Definitions and terms](https://www.ificlaims.com/definitions/): Patent Status definitions ActiveA patent that is currently held by an organization and legally enforceable. LapsedA patent previously held by... - [Why patents?](https://www.ificlaims.com/why-patents/): Patents matter IFI believes that ANY & ALL company research or due diligence that does not consider patents is incomplete.... - [Frequently asked questions](https://www.ificlaims.com/about-us/faqs/): 1. Filing patent applications 2. Searching for patents 3. Patent databases 4. CLAIMS Direct data sources 5. Using CLAIMS Direct - [About us](https://www.ificlaims.com/about-us/): IFI CLAIMS is dedicated to having the world’s leading patent data platform for new insights and innovations. We supercharge our clients’... - [2016 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2016/): IBM and Samsung Up; Google and Apple Steady IBM saw a nearly 10% increase in US utility grants in 2016.... - [Help guide for IFI rankings](https://www.ificlaims.com/help-guide-for-ifi-rankings/): Learn more about each annual ranking report and how to use our Live 1000 Ranking. Key report terms are also... - [2024 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2024/): The Top 50 ranking identifies 2024’s most innovative companies within the U. S. intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants, as... - [2024 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2024/): Artificial Intelligence, particularly the generative form of it, dominated the technology scene again last year. And the quest to develop... - [The Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2024](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/tech-growth-2024/): Top story: Artificial intelligence The emerging technology story in 2024 was dominated by one galloping advancement: artificial intelligence. Since 2016... - [2023 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2023/): The Global 250 is an Ultimate Owner ranking, providing a complete view of an entity’s global patent holdings, including patented... - [2023 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2023/): The Top 50 ranking identifies 2023’s most innovative companies within the U. S. intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants, as... - [2023 S&P 100](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/sp-100-2023/): Our unique patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a powerful tool to evaluate the intangible assets of... - [2022 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2022/): The Global 250 is an Ultimate Owner ranking, providing a complete view of an entity’s global patent holdings, including patented... - [2022 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2022/): The Top 50 ranking identifies 2022’s most innovative companies within the US intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants, as seen... - [2022 S&P 100](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/sp-100-2022/): Our unique patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a powerful tool to evaluate the intangible assets of... - [2021 Global 250](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/global-250-2021/): The Global 250 is an Ultimate Owner ranking, providing a complete view of an entity’s global patent holdings, including patented... - [2021 Top 50](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/top-50-2021/): The Top 50 ranking identifies 2021’s most innovative companies within the US intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants, as seen... - [2021 Trends & Insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/trends-2021/): 327,329 Total US grants 410,093 Total US applications US, JP, KR Top countries by US granted patents China Country with... - [2021 S&P 100](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/sp-100-2021/): Our unique patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a powerful tool to evaluate the intangible assets of... - [Rankings](https://www.ificlaims.com/rankings/): US patent grants Top 50 The Top 50 ranking identifies 2025’s most innovative companies within the US intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants,... - [Global patent litigation data add-on](https://www.ificlaims.com/platform/litigation-data/): Amplify your analysis With global patent litigation data, you can: Improve landscaping Demonstrate by percentages which IPC(s) are being challenged... - [CLAIMS Direct Deployment](https://www.ificlaims.com/platform/deployment/): Subscription options: Flexible licensing We offer several different subscription models to suit your needs. None of these models impose volume... - [IFI Snapshots: Critical patent document metrics](https://www.ificlaims.com/platform/snapshots/): Why IFI Snapshots? You can now avoid sifting through complex data relationships and national regulations with IFI Snapshots. Streamline your... - [The IFI Names service: Corporate name mapping](https://www.ificlaims.com/platform/ifi-names/): Who really owns the patent? The IFI Names Service provides a simple method to find the standardized form of a... - [Data Coverage](https://www.ificlaims.com/platform/data-coverage/): Stats 105+ Countries with bibliographic data 62 Countries with full text patent coverage 180M+ Patent records 100+ Data sources We... - [Sci-Tech](https://www.ificlaims.com/applications/sci-tech/): Elevate your Sci-Tech strategies Patents are the first and often only place to find science and technology research, as this... - [Consulting](https://www.ificlaims.com/applications/consulting/): Accurate and up-to-date information for you and your clients Our update process is fully automated, ensuring reliable data synchronization. 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CEO Massyl Mallem shares how AI handles the heavy... - [IFI spring newsletter 2026](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-spring-newsletter-2026/): The landscape of U. S. innovation is shifting. In this issue we look at the recent decline in U. S.... - [IFI Tech Spotlight: Data centers](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-tech-spotlight-data-centers/): Generative AI is supercharging the data center rollout. IFI CLAIMS analyzes 59,000+ patents to reveal which companies—including Nvidia, Dell, and... - [The IFI Interview: Steve Hafif, Founder and CEO of Cypris](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-steve-hafif-founder-and-ceo-of-cypris/): Steve Hafif leads a platform that transforms patent data into actionable intelligence, helping companies make better R&D decisions and bring... - [U.S. Patent Applications Decrease Dramatically One Year After Reaching Record High, Falling 9%; 2025 U.S. Patent Grants Also Down](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/u-s-patent-applications-decrease-dramatically-one-year-after-reaching-record-high-falling-9-2025-u-s-patent-grants-also-down/): 2025 Rankings Highlight Strong Focus on Sustainability in R&D: Half of the Patent Areas on the Top 10 Fastest Growing... - [IFI winter newsletter 2025](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-winter-newsletter-2025-2/): In this newsletter, we delve into the 2025 S&P 100 patent rankings, explore innovation trends across technology and finance, spotlight... - [The IFI Interview: Clark Peterson, CEO of Ontologics ](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-clark-peterson-ceo-of-ontologics/): Clark Peterson, CEO of Ontologics, on the proprietary algorithm aimed at capturing the mind and strategic thinking of patent attorneys... - [IFI CLAIMS Technology Spotlight: Self-driving automobiles](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-self-driving-automobiles/): Discover who leads the self-driving automobile patent race. IFI CLAIMS analyzes top innovators like Nvidia, Toyota, and Intel shaping autonomous... - [The IFI Interview: Enric Escorsa, CEO of IALE Tecnología](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-enric-escorsa-ceo-of-iale-tecnologia/): The speed at which AI is transforming the business world is breathtaking. But this research executive argues that the human... - [IFI fall newsletter 2025](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-summer-newsletter-2025/): Explore the 2025 IFI Summer Newsletter featuring top patent holders, AI and robotics breakthroughs, and global innovation trends. Discover insights... - [IFI Insights: Beyond human: Patents show the robots have arrived](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-beyond-human-patents-show-the-robots-have-arrived/): Patents are telling the story: robots are no longer science fiction. Discover the latest robotics trends, top patent holders like... - [Samsung, Midea, Huawei, Canon and Panasonic among the highest-ranking companies on IFI’s Global 250 patent ranking; Japan notches highest number of companies](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-midea-huawei-canon-and-panasonic-among-the-highest-ranking-companies-on-ifis-global-250-patent-ranking-japan-notches-highest-number-of-companies/): 45 U. S. Companies on List Including IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm and RTX; Chinese Companies Dominate the Top 10 and Claim... - [The IFI Interview: Jeff Roy, Co-Founder and CEO of FluidityIQ](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-jeff-roy-co-founder-and-ceo-of-fluidityiq/): Every company in the patent industry seems to be offering an AI-based solution, usually bolted onto an existing system. In... - [IFI spring newsletter 2025](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-spring-newsletter-2025/): Featuring insights on AI patent evolution, new global data coverage, and the latest trends in anti-obesity drug innovations. - [IFI Insights: Tracking the evolution of AI with patents](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-tracking-the-evolution-of-ai-with-patents/): The next chapter in the ongoing artificial intelligence technology saga is upon us: agentic AI. Here is IFI CLAIMS’ latest... - [The IFI Interview: Donata Gabelloni, Head of Research and Development at Erre Quadro](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/news-ifi-interview-donata-gabelloni-erre-quadro/): Erre Quadro brings engineering design methodology to the study of patents. Advantages of this discipline abound for the company. Among... - [IFI Insights: Anti-obesity drugs - which pharmaceuticals carry the most patent weight?](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-anti-obesity-drugs-which-pharmaceuticals-carry-the-most-patent-weight/): The growing success of GLP-1 agonists in treating obesity has ignited a gold rush among pharmaceuticals and biotechs. Such medical... - [IFI winter newsletter 2025](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-winter-newsletter-2025/): Winter 2025 newsletter from CLAIMS Direct, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [Samsung takes top spot in U.S. patents for third year running while TSMC rises into second place; after four-year falloff, grants increase nearly 4%](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-takes-top-spot-us-patents-third-year-running/): 2024 Rankings Showcase Acceleration of R&D Pursuits: Waste Mitigation Inventions Flourished Last Year. Creating Non-Traditional Protein and Manipulating RNA Viruses... - [IFI Insights: Challenging Nvidia - Examining the patents of an emerging AI chip company](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-challenging-nvidia-examining-the-patents-of-an-emerging-ai-chip-company/): Developing tools for generative AI demands enormous processing capacity. Nvidia’s chips sit at the top of that tech stack, and... - [The IFI Interview: Stephen Carter and Christian Hafner](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-stephen-carter-christian-hafner-righthub/): The distance between having an idea and bringing it to market is long and difficult. RightHub’s mission goes beyond just... - [IFI fall newsletter 2024](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-fall-newsletter-2024/): Fall 2024 newsletter from CLAIMS Direct, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [IFI CLAIMS Technology Spotlight: Cybersecurity](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-cybersecurity/): The digital world is becoming more dangerous. The rise in internet-based threats around the globe has corporations and governments looking... - [The IFI Interview: Lewis Lee, Founder and CEO of Moat Metrics](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-lewis-lee-moat-metrics/): Valuing IP is an industry holy grail. Creating an exchange to buy and sell it has long been considered the... - [IFI CLAIMS Technology Spotlight: Semiconductors](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-semiconductors/): A global race is underway to lead in semiconductors—in both manufacturing capability and cutting-edge performance. With billions of dollars pouring... - [IFI CLAIMS Technology Spotlight: Quantum computing](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-quantum-computing/): Traditional, transistor-centered computers have certainly revolutionized the world. But there is only so much that classic computing can do. Not... - [IFI summer newsletter 2024](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-summer-newsletter-2024/): Summer 2024 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [The IFI Deal: Walmart goes shopping for Vizio](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-deal-walmart-goes-shopping-for-vizio/): When the news broke earlier this year that Walmart sought to purchase smart television maker Vizio for $2. 3 billion,... - [IFI spring newsletter 2024](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-spring-newsletter-2024/): Spring 2024 newsletter from CLAIMS Direct, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [IFI CLAIMS Technology Spotlight: AI and the real estate sector](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-ai-real-estate-sector/): Location, location, location is the most important rule of real estate. Comparable properties can have widely divergent values based on... - [IFI Insights: Opening the patent picture on Generative AI](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-opening-patent-picture-generative-ai/): 2023 was a year-long bash for artificial intelligence. The guest of honor at the party? Generative AI, in the form... - [Samsung leads again in U.S. patents while Qualcomm leaps into second place; overall grants dip 3.4%](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-leads-us-patents-qualcomm-second-place-grants-dip/): New 2023 patent data rankings highlight escalating areas of R&D activity: autonomous vehicles, electrical (along with conventional) smoking devices, and... - [The IFI Deal: GE HealthCare acquisitions from the patent point of view](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-deal-ge-healthcare-acquisitions-from-the-patent-point-of-view/): Breaking up a conglomerate is hard to do, but GE successfully spun off its healthcare business early this year. GE... - [Show me the patents: An industry use case](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/show-me-the-patents-an-industry-use-case/): IFI CLAIMS empowers businesses with patent analytics tailored to specific industry use cases. Gain strategic insights, track innovation, and stay... - [The IFI Interview: Making patents usable with Matthias Poetzl and Michael Natterer of Dennemeyer Octimine](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-matthias-poetzl-michael-natterer-dennemeyer-octimine/): Traditional patent tools are for traditional IP professionals who have expertise in dealing with the complications of patent data. Octimine... - [The IFI Interview: Viewing the patent as a whole with Kai Cao](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-patents-kai-cao-lontologie/): A patent is more than just the static sum of its separate technologies. L‘ontologie CEO Kai Cao and strategist Liu... - [The IFI Interview: Building context around patents with Sam Davis](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-building-context-around-patents-sam-davis-amplified/): Amplified‘s technology helps organizations structure patent insights that are valuable to them, and them alone. CEO Sam Davis talks about... - [The IFI Interview: The role of patents in ESG investing with Lucas von Reuss, CEO and Co-Founder of Quant IP](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-esg-invesiting-lucas-von-reuss-quant-ip/): ESG ratings companies have a big problem when it comes to grading businesses: Clarity on methodologies and objective, standard inputs... - [IBM leads Google and Microsoft as race to next generation AI heats up](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ibm-leads-google-microsoft-race-next-generation-ai-heats-up/): Major players are vying for top position as Generative AI drives technology patent grants up by 16% in the last... - ['Green' energy patents more focused on 'clean' conventional energy instead of renewables](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/green-energy-patents-conventional-renewable/): New data shows industry has stronger focus on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions of current fuel sources, less commitment to renewables... - [IFI Insights: How renewable are US energy patents?](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-how-renewable-are-us-energy-patents/): IFI CLAIMS drilled down into two main patent codes around conventional and renewable energy. We then examined the technologies to... - [Samsung leads in U.S. patents as overall grants hit four-year low](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-leads-us-patents-overall-grants-hit-four-year-low/): Self-Driving Vehicles, Fossil Fuel Drilling and AI Among Hottest Areas for R&D Activity; Applications Hit an All-Time High, According to... - [IFI fall newsletter 2022](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-fall-newsletter-2022/): Fall 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [Applying patent intelligence to financial events](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/applying-patent-intelligence-to-financial-events/): Leveraging IFI Names & Snapshots: A use case using the merger of Neenah Inc. and Schweitzer Mauduit International Inc. - [The IFI Interview: Lucas von Reuss, CEO and Co-Founder of Quant IP](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-lucas-von-reuss-quant-ip/): Quant IP is showing the finance industry how crucial patent information is to the allocation of capital. - [A place for every patent, and every patent in its proper place](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/bluefoot-machine-learning/): BlueFoot uses a “supervised” machine learning model to put patents within appropriate categories—an important first step when you’re delivering the... - [IFI summer newsletter 2022](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-summer-newsletter-2022/): Summer 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [IFI Insights: Inventing the metaverse](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-inventing-the-metaverse/): Technology companies are laying the patent groundwork for this whole new immersive 3D world. - [Which companies could become maestros of the metaverse?](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/which-companies-could-become-maestros-of-the-metaverse/): A new study by world leaders in patent data has revealed the companies that are poised to become the “Maestros... - [Spin-offs & determining patent ownership](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/vitesco-spin-offs-determining-patent-ownership/): Exploring IFI Ultimate Owner through the spin-off of Vitesco Technologies Group AG by Continental AG - [Professional Intuition + AI = Better, Faster Patent Searches](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/professional-intuition-ai-better-faster-patent-searches/): Sam Davis, co-founder and CEO of Amplified AI, shows us how his company is working to make patent search less... - [Spring newsletter 2022](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/spring-newsletter-2022/): Spring 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [The companies leading the race for new electric vehicle technology](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/companies-leading-race-new-electric-vehicle-technology/): Small, unknown "startup stars" represent the future of motoring tech. - [IFI Insights: Do patent applications of electric vehicle startups predict the road ahead in EV industry mergers and acquisitions?](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-patent-applications-electric-vehicle-startups/): IFI CLAIMS looked at acquisitions by such companies as Amazon, Apple, Cummins and Volvo. We then evaluated the technologies of... - [Overpromised and saturated?! Positioning AI in IP](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/overpromised-and-saturated-positioning-ai-in-ip/): Is it possible to talk about modern IP management and its future without discussing AI? Why are we starting to... - [IFI winter newsletter 2022](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-winter-newsletter-2022/): Winter 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [Despite pandemic, patent activity remains strong](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/despite-pandemic-patent-activity-remains-strong/): IBM Again Tops Annual U. S. Patent List; Samsung Leads in Total Global Patent Assets - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2021 top global patent holders](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2021-top-global-patent-holders/): China’s 2021 US patent grants surged, even as total patent awards trended downward, according to analysis by IFI CLAIMS. - [IFI fall newsletter 2021](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-fall-newsletter-2021/): Fall 2021 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation... - [From patents to alpha](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/from-patents-to-alpha/): How to use patent data for stock selection and build an outperforming investment strategy - [Leading patent data platform IFI CLAIMS joins Digital Science](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/leading-patent-data-platform-ifi-claims-joins-digital-science/): Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that it has fully acquired... - [Case study: europatent](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/europatent-relies-on-ifi-for-high-quality-patent-data-to-support-patoffice/): europatent offers patent profiling services and PATOffice®, a web-based software application. Together they combine europatent's in-house patent searching expertise with... - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2019 top global patent holders](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2019-top-global-patent-holders/): Annual US patent grants at all-time high. Samsung tops IFI’s total global ranking with most patents currently held IBM leads... - [New analysis by IFI CLAIMS provides insight into the intangible assets of the top U.S. publicly traded companies](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insight-intangible-assets-us-publicly-traded-companies/): Capital One Financing had the fastest growing patent portfolio in 2019. Morgan Stanley’s portfolio showed the steepest decline. - [Ourchem selects IFI to improve patent data quality for their big data platforms](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ourchem-selects-ifi-to-improve-patent-data-quality/): IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, provider of a leading global patent data platform, today announces that Guangzhou Ourchem Information Consulting Co.... - [IFI CLAIMS announces fastest growing technologies based on patent growth](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-fastest-growing-technologies-based-on-patent-growth/): Genomics testing leads list including medical imaging, machine learning, healthcare sensing, warehouse storage & memory sharing. - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2018’s top U.S. patent recipients](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2018s-top-us-patent-recipients/): U. S. grants decline by 3. 5 percent after nearly a decade of increases. IBM leads annual ranking as it... - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2017 top U.S. patent recipients](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2017-top-us-patent-recipients/): IBM marks 25th anniversary as list leader. U. S. grants hit record high and double from a decade ago. Trending... - [Public patent data now available on Google BigQuery](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/public-patent-data-now-available-on-google-bigquery/): IFI CLAIMS is proud to be the source of the core, public data table which provides global bibliographic data and... - [2016 U.S. patent trends & insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2016-us-patent-trends-insights/): IBM and Samsung up; Google and Apple steady. - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2016 U.S. patent ranking](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2016-us-patent-ranking/): New record for most U. S. patents in single year. 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S. patent counts down for... - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2015 top 50 German patent recipients](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2015-top-50-german-patent-recipients/): GM, Siemens and Audi lead list dominated by automotive industry. - [2015 Top 50 German Patent Assignees](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2015-top-50-german-patent-assignees/): IFI CLAIMS uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of our data and portfolio counts for global... - [2015 U.S. patent trends & insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2015-us-patent-trends-insights/): The top 50 patent assignees together received 79,052 utility grants, or 26% of the total. - [IFI CLAIMS announces 2014 top U.S. patent recipients](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2014-top-us-patent-recipients/): U. 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S. patent rankings in 2012 with a record number of patents. - [IFI CLAIMS patent services licenses global patent data to Gridlogics](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-patent-services-licenses-global-patent-data-to-gridlogics/): IFI CLAIMS has licensed the CLAIMS Global patent database to Gridlogics, an India-based intellectual properties solutions provider. - [IFI announces top patent law firms by 2011 U.S. patent grants](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-announces-top-patent-law-firms-by-2011-us-patent-grants/): Oblon tops list with 5,613 granted to clients. - [Ranking the Top US Patent Law Firms](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ranking-the-top-us-patent-law-firms/): A recent analysis of the legal representatives associated with US patents demonstrated the importance of data quality while raising some... - [2011 Top 50 US Patent Law Firms](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ranking-the-top-us-patent-law-firms-2011/): The rankings of the top US Patent Law firms for 2011 were compiled using data from the US Patent and... - [IFI announces top global companies ranked by 2011 U.S. patents](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-announces-top-global-companies-ranked-by-2011-us-patents/): Global stampede for U. S. patents continues. IBM still tops list but Asian companies close in. - [2013 U.S. patent trends & insights](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2013-us-patent-trends-insights/): IFI CLAIMS Patent Services analysis of calendar year 2013 U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) data. - [Fairview Research and Treparel Information Solutions collaborate on integrated patent analytics solution](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/fairview-research-treparel-information-solutions-collaborate-on-integrated-patent-analytics-solution/): This partnership will focus on integrating Treparel’s KMX Patent Analytics software with Fairview’s Alexandria Patent Data Warehouse. - [2010 patent grants at all-time high - up 31 percent over 2009 - a sign that recession failed to slow patent flow](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2010-patent-grants-at-all-time-high/): IFI CLAIMS ranks global companies awarded the most U. S. patents in 2010, using proprietary algorithms and 50 years' experience... - [American companies capture less than majority of 2009 U.S. patent pool](https://www.ificlaims.com/news/american-companies-capture-less-than-majority-of-2009-us-patent-pool/): Second year running, foreign firms take slight collective lead despite substantial individual gains by U. 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CEO Massyl Mallem shares how AI handles the heavy lifting of patent research, allowing experts to focus on high-level decision-making. - Published: 2026-03-31 - Modified: 2026-04-06 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-spring-newsletter-2026/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters The landscape of U.S. innovation is shifting. In this issue we look at the recent decline in U.S. patent applications, highlight the fastest-growing technology sectors of the past year, and announce the expansion of our global full-text patent data coverage. - Published: 2026-03-25 - Modified: 2026-07-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-tech-spotlight-data-centers/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI, IFI Insights Generative AI is supercharging the data center rollout. IFI CLAIMS analyzes 59,000+ patents to reveal which companies—including Nvidia, Dell, and VMWare—are leading the race in AI infrastructure innovation - Published: 2026-02-11 - Modified: 2026-02-11 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-steve-hafif-founder-and-ceo-of-cypris/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Steve Hafif leads a platform that transforms patent data into actionable intelligence, helping companies make better R&D decisions and bring new technologies to market. - Published: 2026-01-13 - Modified: 2026-09-03 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/u-s-patent-applications-decrease-dramatically-one-year-after-reaching-record-high-falling-9-2025-u-s-patent-grants-also-down/ - Categories: Press releases - Tags: Patent ranking, Press releases 2025 Rankings Highlight Strong Focus on Sustainability in R&D: Half of the Patent Areas on the Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies Relate to Batteries. Recovering Usable Material From Waste Also Figures Prominently, According to Annual Patent Study by IFI CLAIMS - Published: 2025-12-17 - Modified: 2025-12-16 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-winter-newsletter-2025-2/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters In this newsletter, we delve into the 2025 S&P 100 patent rankings, explore innovation trends across technology and finance, spotlight advancements in self-driving car patents, and announce the expansion of IFI Snapshots to include WIPO data. - Published: 2025-12-16 - Modified: 2025-12-15 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-clark-peterson-ceo-of-ontologics/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Clark Peterson, CEO of Ontologics, on the proprietary algorithm aimed at capturing the mind and strategic thinking of patent attorneys and bringing it to bear on investment decisions. - Published: 2025-11-04 - Modified: 2025-11-03 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-self-driving-automobiles/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Technology Spotlights Discover who leads the self-driving automobile patent race. IFI CLAIMS analyzes top innovators like Nvidia, Toyota, and Intel shaping autonomous tech. - Published: 2025-10-02 - Modified: 2025-10-02 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-enric-escorsa-ceo-of-iale-tecnologia/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews The speed at which AI is transforming the business world is breathtaking. But this research executive argues that the human touch is still foundational to deep industry explorations. - Published: 2025-09-30 - Modified: 2025-09-30 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-summer-newsletter-2025/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Explore the 2025 IFI Summer Newsletter featuring top patent holders, AI and robotics breakthroughs, and global innovation trends. Discover insights into China vs. U.S. AI competition, new patent data from Hong Kong, and expert interviews on emerging technologies. - Published: 2025-09-25 - Modified: 2025-09-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-beyond-human-patents-show-the-robots-have-arrived/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: IFI Insights Patents are telling the story: robots are no longer science fiction. Discover the latest robotics trends, top patent holders like LG and J&J, and emerging tech in surgical robotics in this data-backed report from IFI CLAIMS. - Published: 2025-08-12 - Modified: 2026-09-03 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-midea-huawei-canon-and-panasonic-among-the-highest-ranking-companies-on-ifis-global-250-patent-ranking-japan-notches-highest-number-of-companies/ - Categories: Press releases - Tags: Patent ranking, Press releases 45 U.S. Companies on List Including IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm and RTX; Chinese Companies Dominate the Top 10 and Claim the Highest Number of Active Inventions Globally - Published: 2025-06-11 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-interview-jeff-roy-co-founder-and-ceo-of-fluidityiq/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Every company in the patent industry seems to be offering an AI-based solution, usually bolted onto an existing system. In our latest IFI Interview, you’ll meet the founder of a company that is building an IP platform from scratch—with native AI. - Published: 2025-06-04 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-spring-newsletter-2025/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Featuring insights on AI patent evolution, new global data coverage, and the latest trends in anti-obesity drug innovations. - Published: 2025-05-15 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-tracking-the-evolution-of-ai-with-patents/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI, IFI Insights The next chapter in the ongoing artificial intelligence technology saga is upon us: agentic AI. Here is IFI CLAIMS’ latest update to the patent portion of the AI story, including which players are protecting inventions on all AI fronts. - Published: 2025-04-10 - Modified: 2025-06-12 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/news-ifi-interview-donata-gabelloni-erre-quadro/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Erre Quadro brings engineering design methodology to the study of patents. Advantages of this discipline abound for the company. Among them? Pinpointing information in the text with a high degree of accuracy. And speeding the reading–and searching–of the patent document. - Published: 2025-03-02 - Modified: 2025-06-11 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-anti-obesity-drugs-which-pharmaceuticals-carry-the-most-patent-weight/ - Categories: Blog The growing success of GLP-1 agonists in treating obesity has ignited a gold rush among pharmaceuticals and biotechs. Such medical breakthroughs are generally protected by enforceable patents in order to create a moat around the product. IFI CLAIMS took a look at the industry to see which firms have the best patent position. - Published: 2025-02-12 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-winter-newsletter-2025/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Winter 2025 newsletter from CLAIMS Direct, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2025-01-08 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-takes-top-spot-us-patents-third-year-running/ - Categories: Press releases 2024 Rankings Showcase Acceleration of R&D Pursuits: Waste Mitigation Inventions Flourished Last Year. Creating Non-Traditional Protein and Manipulating RNA Viruses Also Appear on the Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies, According to Annual Patent Study by IFI CLAIMS. - Published: 2024-12-12 - Modified: 2025-06-13 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-challenging-nvidia-examining-the-patents-of-an-emerging-ai-chip-company/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI, IFI Insights Developing tools for generative AI demands enormous processing capacity. Nvidia’s chips sit at the top of that tech stack, and its stock price is rich. But competitors, both big and small, are lining up to get in on that action. IFI CLAIMS takes a look at one such upstart. - Published: 2024-12-05 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-stephen-carter-christian-hafner-righthub/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews The distance between having an idea and bringing it to market is long and difficult. RightHub’s mission goes beyond just keeping the IP train on track. The company has built a platform that helps creators learn, connect, and ultimately bring their ideas to light. - Published: 2024-11-20 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-fall-newsletter-2024/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Fall 2024 newsletter from CLAIMS Direct, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2024-11-13 - Modified: 2026-08-11 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-cybersecurity/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Cybersecurity, Technology Spotlights The digital world is becoming more dangerous. The rise in internet-based threats around the globe has corporations and governments looking to strengthen online security. Here are the companies innovating in the safekeeping of networks. - Published: 2024-10-09 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-lewis-lee-moat-metrics/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Valuing IP is an industry holy grail. Creating an exchange to buy and sell it has long been considered the solution. Moat Metrics has found a different path. And it involves tying patents to the products they protect. - Published: 2024-09-23 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-semiconductors/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Semiconductors, Technology Spotlights A global race is underway to lead in semiconductors—in both manufacturing capability and cutting-edge performance. With billions of dollars pouring into the semiconductor industry, and with business and geopolitical issues at stake, IFI CLAIMS decided to examine the space from the perspective of its patents. - Published: 2024-08-12 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-quantum-computing/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Quantum computing, Technology Spotlights Traditional, transistor-centered computers have certainly revolutionized the world. But there is only so much that classic computing can do. Not even supercomputers are mighty enough to solve the hurdles of modern scientific knowledge. When a problem is multidimensional and contains incalculable variables that could interact with one another, quantum computing, underpinned by qubits, has the processing capacity for solving intricate problems and detecting delicate patterns. - Published: 2024-07-09 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-summer-newsletter-2024/ - Categories: Newsletters Summer 2024 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2024-06-26 - Modified: 2025-06-12 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-deal-walmart-goes-shopping-for-vizio/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: IFI Deal When the news broke earlier this year that Walmart sought to purchase smart television maker Vizio for $2.3 billion, analysts took note that the retailer was looking to enhance its advertising revenue and reach. What they may not have noticed was the bonus buy that comes with Vizio: a starter pack of data monitoring and analysis patents that protect space in gathering and measuring viewer data. - Published: 2024-03-27 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-spring-newsletter-2024/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Spring 2024 newsletter from CLAIMS Direct, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2024-03-26 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-technology-spotlight-ai-real-estate-sector/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI, Real estate, Technology Spotlights Location, location, location is the most important rule of real estate. Comparable properties can have widely divergent values based on where they are situated. Quantifying the value of the bricks, mortar, shingles and steel that comprise the industry of real estate has long been a human-centered endeavor. But patent activity shows companies are increasingly harnessing the power of AI to make real estate “smarter” for the end user. Decades from now, could the mantra change to AI, AI, AI? - Published: 2024-02-05 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-opening-patent-picture-generative-ai/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI, IFI Insights 2023 was a year-long bash for artificial intelligence. The guest of honor at the party? Generative AI, in the form of ChatGPT. While the world wonders whether this human-like technology can replace what people do, investors want to figure out how to throw money in front of this tech locomotive barreling down the tracks. Here at IFI CLAIMS, we want to know how the patents stack up and which companies have protected inventions in this promising frontier. - Published: 2024-01-04 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-leads-us-patents-qualcomm-second-place-grants-dip/ - Categories: Press releases New 2023 patent data rankings highlight escalating areas of R&D activity: autonomous vehicles, electrical (along with conventional) smoking devices, and laundry mechanisms make the Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies, according to an annual patent study by IFI CLAIMS - Published: 2023-11-15 - Modified: 2025-09-09 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/the-ifi-deal-ge-healthcare-acquisitions-from-the-patent-point-of-view/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: IFI Deal Breaking up a conglomerate is hard to do, but GE successfully spun off its healthcare business early this year. GE HealthCare wasted no time charting its own path and snapped up two companies of its own—Caption Health and IMACTIS. Were they good buys? The equity analysts can follow the money. We follow the patents, which help create the money. Here’s what we discovered. - Published: 2023-08-09 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/show-me-the-patents-an-industry-use-case/ - Categories: Case studies - Tags: Investors IFI CLAIMS empowers businesses with patent analytics tailored to specific industry use cases. Gain strategic insights, track innovation, and stay ahead of competitors using our expert data solutions. - Published: 2023-06-14 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-matthias-poetzl-michael-natterer-dennemeyer-octimine/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Traditional patent tools are for traditional IP professionals who have expertise in dealing with the complications of patent data. Octimine enables anyone in an organization to find, store, and label patents without the help of expensive specialists. - Published: 2023-05-08 - Modified: 2025-07-18 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-patents-kai-cao-lontologie/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews A patent is more than just the static sum of its separate technologies. L‘ontologie CEO Kai Cao and strategist Liu Yueguang show how patents, seen under a very different light, can illuminate a complex network of evolutionary technology that interacts and creates value. - Published: 2023-04-25 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-building-context-around-patents-sam-davis-amplified/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Amplified‘s technology helps organizations structure patent insights that are valuable to them, and them alone. CEO Sam Davis talks about how patents can be enriched with AI to create context—and a custom corporate asset that gets better over time. - Published: 2023-03-20 - Modified: 2025-07-18 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-esg-invesiting-lucas-von-reuss-quant-ip/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews ESG ratings companies have a big problem when it comes to grading businesses: Clarity on methodologies and objective, standard inputs for their scores. Quant IP CEO Lucas von Reuss talks about how patents can help with the environmental part of the puzzle. - Published: 2023-02-06 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ibm-leads-google-microsoft-race-next-generation-ai-heats-up/ - Categories: Press releases - Tags: AI, Press releases Major players are vying for top position as Generative AI drives technology patent grants up by 16% in the last five years and applications by 31%, according to a new patent study on trends in artificial intelligence by Digital Science company IFI CLAIMS - Published: 2023-01-25 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/green-energy-patents-conventional-renewable/ - Categories: Press releases - Tags: Energy New data shows industry has stronger focus on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions of current fuel sources, less commitment to renewables and ‘Net Zero’. - Published: 2023-01-25 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-how-renewable-are-us-energy-patents/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: IFI Insights, Renewable energy IFI CLAIMS drilled down into two main patent codes around conventional and renewable energy. We then examined the technologies to see how green the patents really are. - Published: 2023-01-10 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/samsung-leads-us-patents-overall-grants-hit-four-year-low/ - Categories: Press releases Self-Driving Vehicles, Fossil Fuel Drilling and AI Among Hottest Areas for R&D Activity; Applications Hit an All-Time High, According to Annual Analysis by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services - Published: 2022-12-10 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-fall-newsletter-2022/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Fall 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2022-11-16 - Modified: 2026-08-19 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/applying-patent-intelligence-to-financial-events/ - Categories: Case studies Leveraging IFI Names & Snapshots: A use case using the merger of Neenah Inc. and Schweitzer Mauduit International Inc. - Published: 2022-11-08 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-interview-lucas-von-reuss-quant-ip/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Interviews Quant IP is showing the finance industry how crucial patent information is to the allocation of capital. - Published: 2022-08-24 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/bluefoot-machine-learning/ - Categories: Blog BlueFoot uses a “supervised” machine learning model to put patents within appropriate categories—an important first step when you’re delivering the type of intelligence that protects corporate and national security IP. - Published: 2022-08-02 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-summer-newsletter-2022/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Summer 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2022-07-20 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-inventing-the-metaverse/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Metaverse Technology companies are laying the patent groundwork for this whole new immersive 3D world. - Published: 2022-07-20 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/which-companies-could-become-maestros-of-the-metaverse/ - Categories: Press releases A new study by world leaders in patent data has revealed the companies that are poised to become the “Maestros of the Metaverse”, conducting the most innovations to underpin the 3D virtual reality space of the near future. - Published: 2022-06-15 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/vitesco-spin-offs-determining-patent-ownership/ - Categories: Case studies Exploring IFI Ultimate Owner through the spin-off of Vitesco Technologies Group AG by Continental AG - Published: 2022-06-02 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/professional-intuition-ai-better-faster-patent-searches/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI Sam Davis, co-founder and CEO of Amplified AI, shows us how his company is working to make patent search less complicated. - Published: 2022-04-27 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/spring-newsletter-2022/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Spring 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2022-03-22 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/companies-leading-race-new-electric-vehicle-technology/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Electric vehicles Small, unknown "startup stars" represent the future of motoring tech. - Published: 2022-03-16 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insights-patent-applications-electric-vehicle-startups/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Electric vehicles, IFI Insights IFI CLAIMS looked at acquisitions by such companies as Amazon, Apple, Cummins and Volvo. We then evaluated the technologies of the startups acquired to see where investors might be looking next. - Published: 2022-03-02 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/overpromised-and-saturated-positioning-ai-in-ip/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: AI, IP Is it possible to talk about modern IP management and its future without discussing AI? Why are we starting to feel so oversaturated with the topic of AI? - Published: 2022-02-20 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-winter-newsletter-2022/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Winter 2022 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2022-01-11 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/despite-pandemic-patent-activity-remains-strong/ - Categories: Press releases IBM Again Tops Annual U.S. Patent List; Samsung Leads in Total Global Patent Assets - Published: 2022-01-09 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2021-top-global-patent-holders/ - Categories: Press releases China’s 2021 US patent grants surged, even as total patent awards trended downward, according to analysis by IFI CLAIMS. - Published: 2021-12-15 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-fall-newsletter-2021/ - Categories: Newsletters - Tags: Newsletters Fall 2021 newsletter from IFI CLAIMS, a global patent database with unique data enrichments and 30+ man years of curation and quality assurance. - Published: 2021-07-26 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/from-patents-to-alpha/ - Categories: Blog How to use patent data for stock selection and build an outperforming investment strategy - Published: 2021-07-02 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/leading-patent-data-platform-ifi-claims-joins-digital-science/ - Categories: Press releases Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that it has fully acquired IFI CLAIMS, a leading international platform for patent and innovation data. - Published: 2021-05-19 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/europatent-relies-on-ifi-for-high-quality-patent-data-to-support-patoffice/ - Categories: Case studies europatent offers patent profiling services and PATOffice®, a web-based software application. Together they combine europatent's in-house patent searching expertise with time-saving workflow automation. - Published: 2020-01-13 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2019-top-global-patent-holders/ - Categories: Press releases Annual US patent grants at all-time high. Samsung tops IFI’s total global ranking with most patents currently held IBM leads again with most U.S. patents in calendar year. - Published: 2020-01-06 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-insight-intangible-assets-us-publicly-traded-companies/ - Categories: Press releases Capital One Financing had the fastest growing patent portfolio in 2019. Morgan Stanley’s portfolio showed the steepest decline. - Published: 2019-04-23 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ourchem-selects-ifi-to-improve-patent-data-quality/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, provider of a leading global patent data platform, today announces that Guangzhou Ourchem Information Consulting Co. has selected IFI’s CLAIMS Direct to power their intellectual property big data center. - Published: 2019-02-26 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-fastest-growing-technologies-based-on-patent-growth/ - Categories: Press releases Genomics testing leads list including medical imaging, machine learning, healthcare sensing, warehouse storage & memory sharing. - Published: 2019-01-07 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2018s-top-us-patent-recipients/ - Categories: Press releases U.S. grants decline by 3.5 percent after nearly a decade of increases. IBM leads annual ranking as it has for 26 straight years. Samsung tops IFI’s new “ultimate ownership” ranking. - Published: 2018-01-28 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2017-top-us-patent-recipients/ - Categories: Press releases IBM marks 25th anniversary as list leader. U.S. grants hit record high and double from a decade ago. Trending technologies include e-cigarettes, 3D printing, machine learning & autonomous vehicles. - Published: 2017-10-31 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/public-patent-data-now-available-on-google-bigquery/ - Categories: Blog IFI CLAIMS is proud to be the source of the core, public data table which provides global bibliographic data and US full text data free of charge. - Published: 2017-01-06 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2016-us-patent-trends-insights/ - Categories: Blog IBM and Samsung up; Google and Apple steady. - Published: 2017-01-06 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2016-us-patent-ranking/ - Categories: Press releases New record for most U.S. patents in single year. IBM tops list again breaking its all-time high. 50 percent of all Top 50 grants attributed to Asia. - Published: 2016-09-05 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-has-not-forgotten-about-design-patents-us-design-top-50/ - Categories: Blog US Design patents (and plant patents) are maintained in the IFI CLAIMS Global Patent Database. Design patents are available through the CLAIMS Direct Web Service and API. - Published: 2016-01-12 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2015-us-patent-rankings/ - Categories: Press releases IBM, Samsung and Canon keep top slots while rest of top 50 get shuffled; U.S.patent counts down for first time since 2007 - Published: 2016-01-12 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2015-top-50-german-patent-recipients/ - Categories: Press releases GM, Siemens and Audi lead list dominated by automotive industry. - Published: 2015-01-16 - Modified: 2025-06-17 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2015-top-50-german-patent-assignees/ - Categories: Blog IFI CLAIMS uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of our data and portfolio counts for global assignees and applicants. The following counts are based granted utility patents published by the German Patent and Trademark Office in 2015. - Published: 2015-01-12 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2015-us-patent-trends-insights/ - Categories: Blog The top 50 patent assignees together received 79,052 utility grants, or 26% of the total. - Published: 2015-01-11 - Modified: 2026-09-03 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-2014-top-us-patent-recipients/ - Categories: Press releases U.S. companies see major gains including record best for #1 IBM, #8 Google’s induction into top 10 in close pursuit of #7 Qualcomm and only 263 patents shy of #5 Microsoft. - Published: 2015-01-11 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2014-us-patent-trends-insights/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS patent services facts and analysis of calendar year 2014 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) data. - Published: 2014-01-13 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-top-us-patent-assignees-of-2013/ - Categories: Press releases IBM on top again; Qualcomm breaks into top 10 and Google bests Apple as both jump into top 20 for first time. - Published: 2013-09-11 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifis-us-patent-collection-available-on-stn-in-one-database/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS and STN announce the availability of IFIALL on the STN platform. - Published: 2013-01-09 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2012-us-patent-trends-insights/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, the leading producer of global patent databases, analytic solutions and innovative web services, has compiled the following facts from its analysis of calendar year 2012 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) data. - Published: 2013-01-09 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-announces-top-us-patent-assignees-of-2012/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS® Patent Services, the leading producer of global patent databases, analytic solutions and innovative web services, today announced the Top-50 U.S. Patent Assignees for 2012. - Published: 2013-01-02 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ibm-patent-portfolio-snapshot-2012/ - Categories: Blog IBM led the U.S. patent rankings in 2012 with a record number of patents. - Published: 2012-12-10 - Modified: 2026-09-03 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-claims-patent-services-licenses-global-patent-data-to-gridlogics/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS has licensed the CLAIMS Global patent database to Gridlogics, an India-based intellectual properties solutions provider. - Published: 2012-06-15 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-announces-top-patent-law-firms-by-2011-us-patent-grants/ - Categories: Press releases Oblon tops list with 5,613 granted to clients. - Published: 2012-06-06 - Modified: 2025-06-17 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ranking-the-top-us-patent-law-firms/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Patent ranking A recent analysis of the legal representatives associated with US patents demonstrated the importance of data quality while raising some interesting questions about exactly how we evaluate our top US IP law firms. - Published: 2012-01-23 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ranking-the-top-us-patent-law-firms-2011/ - Categories: Blog The rankings of the top US Patent Law firms for 2011 were compiled using data from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent counts are for US utility patents granted in 2011 grouped by the patent attorney or agent on file at the USPTO. IFI uses a rigorous name standardization process to improve the accuracy of the data and distributes the resulting content to our partners and clients. - Published: 2012-01-10 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/ifi-announces-top-global-companies-ranked-by-2011-us-patents/ - Categories: Press releases Global stampede for U.S. patents continues. IBM still tops list but Asian companies close in. - Published: 2012-01-10 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2013-us-patent-trends-insights/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS Patent Services analysis of calendar year 2013 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) data. - Published: 2011-03-08 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/fairview-research-treparel-information-solutions-collaborate-on-integrated-patent-analytics-solution/ - Categories: Press releases This partnership will focus on integrating Treparel’s KMX Patent Analytics software with Fairview’s Alexandria Patent Data Warehouse. - Published: 2011-01-09 - Modified: 2026-09-03 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/2010-patent-grants-at-all-time-high/ - Categories: Press releases IFI CLAIMS ranks global companies awarded the most U.S. patents in 2010, using proprietary algorithms and 50 years' experience analyzing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office data. - Published: 2010-01-11 - Modified: 2025-06-24 - URL: https://www.ificlaims.com/news/american-companies-capture-less-than-majority-of-2009-us-patent-pool/ - Categories: Press releases Second year running, foreign firms take slight collective lead despite substantial individual gains by U.S. firms. > Learn more at https://www.ificlaims.com/