Has Samsung replaced IBM as the patent overlord in the United States?

According to the first 100 American patents published by IAM and ktMINE, an intellectual property big data analysis company, as of June this year, Samsung held 75,596 American patents, ranking first and IBM ranked second. Huawei ranked 6 1 and Lenovo ranked 93rd.

The report said that "in the foreseeable future", Samsung may maintain its leading position. Although IBM still has more patent applications than other companies, its assets are aging. In addition, IBM often abandons patents in the early stages of the patent life cycle.

"With the aging of IBM's assets, it must invent more patents or acquire more patent assets to keep up with the pace of the industry," the report said.

Canon ranked third with 38,996 patents; Microsoft ranked fourth with 33,327 patents. In the former 100 U.S. patent, American companies occupied 45 seats and European companies occupied 14 seats. However, among the top 10 enterprises, Asian enterprises occupy 7 seats. Companies ranked fifth to 10 include Intel, Panasonic, LG Electronics, Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba.

There are two in China, with Huawei ranking 6 1 and Lenovo ranking 93.