2019 Top 50 US Patent Assignees
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As of January 8, 2020
| Organization | 2019 Grants | 2018 Grants | % Change | Rank Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
International Business Machines Corp
|
9,262 | 9,100 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 |
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
|
6,469 | 5,850 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 |
Canon Inc
|
3,548 | 3,056 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 |
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
|
3,081 | 2,353 | 31 | 3 |
| 5 |
Intel Corp
|
3,020 | 2,735 | 10 | -1 |
| 6 |
LG Electronics Inc
|
2,805 | 2,474 | 14 | -1 |
| 7 |
Apple Inc
|
2,490 | 2,160 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 |
Ford Global Technologies LLC
|
2,468 | 2,123 | 16 | 2 |
| 9 |
Amazon Technologies Inc
|
2,427 | 2,035 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 |
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
|
2,418 | 1,680 | 44 | 6 |
| 11 |
Qualcomm Inc
|
2,348 | 2,300 | 2 | -3 |
| 12 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
|
2,331 | 2,465 | -5 | -6 |
| 13 |
BOE Technology Group Co Ltd
|
2,177 | 1,634 | 33 | 4 |
| 14 |
Sony Corp
|
2,142 | 1,688 | 27 | 1 |
| 15 |
Google LLC
|
2,102 | 2,070 | 2 | -4 |
| 16 |
Toyota Motor Corp
|
2,034 | 1,959 | 4 | -3 |
| 17 |
Samsung Display Co Ltd
|
1,946 | 1,948 | 0 | -3 |
| 18 |
General Electric Co
|
1,818 | 1,597 | 14 | 0 |
| 19 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
|
1,607 | 1,353 | 19 | 1 |
| 20 |
Hyundai Motor Co
|
1,504 | 1,369 | 10 | -1 |
| 21 |
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd
|
1,387 | 1,254 | 11 | 1 |
| 22 |
Boeing Co
|
1,383 | 1,227 | 13 | 1 |
| 23 |
Seiko Epson Corp
|
1,345 | 1,285 | 5 | -2 |
| 24 |
GM Global Technology Operations LLC
|
1,285 | 1,046 | 23 | 3 |
| 25 |
Micron Technology Inc
|
1,268 | 924 | 37 | 9 |
| 26 |
United Technologies Corp
|
1,252 | 1,011 | 24 | 4 |
| 27 |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
|
1,244 | 1,106 | 13 | -2 |
| 28 |
Toshiba Corp
|
1,170 | 1,104 | 6 | -2 |
| 29 |
AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
|
1,158 | 985 | 18 | 3 |
| 30 |
Robert Bosch GmbH
|
1,107 | 1,136 | -3 | -6 |
| 31 |
Honda Motor Co Ltd
|
1,080 | 926 | 17 | 2 |
| 32 |
Denso Corp
|
1,052 | 1,003 | 5 | -1 |
| 33 |
Cisco Technology Inc
|
1,050 | 848 | 24 | 4 |
| 34 |
Halliburton Energy Services Inc
|
1,020 | 807 | 26 | 5 |
| 35 |
Fujitsu Ltd
|
1,008 | 1,038 | -3 | -6 |
| 36 |
Facebook Inc
|
989 | 602 | 64 | 22 |
| 37 |
Ricoh Co Ltd
|
980 | 1,043 | -6 | -9 |
| 38 |
Koninklijke Philips NV
|
973 | 844 | 15 | 0 |
| 39 |
EMC IP Holding Co LLC
|
926 | 801 | 16 | 1 |
| 40 |
NEC Corp
|
923 | 715 | 29 | 5 |
| 41 |
Kia Motors Corp
|
921 | 349 | 164 | 55 |
| 42 |
Texas Instruments Inc
|
894 | 785 | 14 | 0 |
| 43 |
LG Display Co Ltd
|
865 | 681 | 27 | 5 |
| 44 |
Oracle International Corp
|
847 | 685 | 24 | 3 |
| 45 |
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
|
842 | 743 | 13 | -1 |
| 46 |
Sharp Corp
|
819 | 643 | 27 | 5 |
| 47 |
SK Hynix Inc
|
798 | 801 | 0 | -6 |
| 48 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
|
794 | 428 | 86 | 28 |
| 49 |
Fujifilm Corp
|
791 | 658 | 21 | 1 |
| 50 |
LG Chem Ltd
|
791 | 621 | 28 | 4 |
