Rankings 2024

Patents provide unique insights into many markets. From competitive intelligence to future technology breakthroughs, analysis of patent data provides indicators not available from any other source. The IFI Rankings provide a high level overview of the current innovation landscape in the US, globally and in financial indexes such as the S&P 100.

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Live 1000

The free Live 1000 Patent Ranking allows you to view the top 1000 applicants in the US. Unlike IFI’s other rankings, the Live 1000 is updated on a weekly basis.

Top 50

The Top 50 ranking identifies 2024’s most innovative companies within the US intellectual property space. Analyzing patent grants, as seen in the Top 50, allows you to determine which companies are actively inventing in new technology spaces.

2024 Trends & Insights

The annual trends and insights analysis provides an overview of US patent activity. Not only does the review provide overall trends for US patent grants and applications, but it also highlights the top countries patenting in the US and key trends in CPC codes.

Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies

The Fastest Growing Technologies provides insight into rapidly growing patent classifications and the companies investing within those technology areas.

S&P 100 (2023)

Our unique patent analysis of the S&P 100 gives financial analysts a powerful tool to evaluate the intangible assets of major publicly traded companies.

Global 250 (2023)

The Global 250 ranks the world’s largest active patent holders by analyzing cumulative holdings of parent companies and their subsidiaries, offering a complete annual snapshot.