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Canon's Patent Ranking
Canon's worldwide reputation as a technology leader is demonstrated by its continued presence in the top five of companies awarded U.S. patents each year. Canon ranked first among Japan-based companies and third in the world for companies receiving patents awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2018.
1 | IBM (U.S.) | 8,088 |
2 | Samsung Electronics (Korea) | 5,518 |
3 | Canon (Japan) | 3,056 |
4 | Qualcomm | 2,897 |
5 | 2,835 | |
6 | Intel Corp | 2,784 |
7 | LG Electronics | 2,428 |
8 | Microsoft | 2,398 |
9 | TSMC Ltd | 2,288 |
10 | Sony | 2,181 |
2018 Ultimate Patent Owners
Rank | Ultimate Owner | Active Patent Families |
1 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 61,608 |
2 | Canon Inc | 34,905 |
3 | International Business Machines Corp | 34,376 |
4 | General Electric Co | 29,021 |
5 | Robert Bosch GmbH | 26,312 |
6 | Panasonic Corp | 25,742 |
7 | Siemens AG | 25,154 |
8 | Microsoft Corp | 24,839 |
9 | Intel Corp | 24,773 |
10 | Qualcomm Inc | 20,315 |