Reference: Record Number of U.S. Patents Awarded in 2017, Top 50 Assignees and Trends Now Available
From IFI Claims Patent Services:
A record number of 320,003 patents were granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2017—a 5.2 percent increase from 2016.
IBM received the most utility patents for the 25th year in a row with an astounding total of 9,043. This figure represents a 12% increase over their 8,088 total in 2016 and is triple the amount of patents they received 10 years ago.
The computing, telecommunications, and medical industries are continuing to receive a high volume of patents. New technologies showing rapid growth include e-cigarettes, 3D printing, and autonomous vehicles
Resources
- Top 50 List: view a list of the top 50 assignees from 2017.
- Top 1000 List: view an expanded version of the information below with each assignee’s 5-year history. Login or registration required.
- 2017 Trends and Insights: read highlights prepared by our senior analyst.
Previously Released Patent Rankings
See Also: ICYMI: Public Patent Data Now Available on Google BigQuery (October 31, 2017)
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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