IFI Releases Top Patent Filers For 2007
IFI Patent Intelligence announced its annual compilation of the world’s top-ranked U.S. patent holders for 2007. According to the report, most of the top 25 companies attained fewer grants in 2007 than in 2006, with five exceptions including Samsung (up 11%), Microsoft (up 12% and now in the top 10), Denso Corp. (up 4%); Nokia (up 14%), and Seiko Epson (up 2 patents).
"The List":
1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP - 3148
2 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD KR - 2725
3 CANON K K JP - 1987
4 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP - 1941
5 INTEL CORP - 1865
6 MICROSOFT CORP - 1637
7 TOSHIBA CORP JP - 1549
8 SONY CORP JP - 1481
9 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC - 1476
10 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO L P - 1470
11 HITACHI LTD JP - 1397
12 FUJITSU LTD JP - 1315
13 SEIKO EPSON CORP JP - 1208
14 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO - 914
15 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG DE - 856
16 DENSO CORP JP - 803
17 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC - 752
18 RICOH CO LTD JP - 728
19 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD JP - 719
20 SIEMENS AG DE - 700
21 LG ELECTRONICS INC KR - 684
22 NOKIA AB OY FI - 682
23 SHARP K K JP - 667
24 FUJIFILM CORP JP - 662
25 NEC CORP JP - 617
26 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC - 610
27 CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC - 582
28 BOSCH, ROBERT GMBH DE - 569
29 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V NL - 560
30 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC - 539
31 BROADCOM CORP - 533
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD AU - 533
33 XEROX CORP - 517
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP JP - 517
35 EASTMAN KODAK CO - 493
See press release from IFI here (link)
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Does anyone know where to find a more comprehensive list of top patent filers?
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