362,028
Patents 2021
548,734
Inventors
31,506
Companies
Top Inventors 2021
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 332 | Johnson & Johnson |
| 2 | Tao Luo | 326 | Qualcomm |
| 3 | Kangguo Cheng | 270 | IBM |
| #4 | Wanshi Chen | 254 | Qualcomm |
| #5 | Peter Gaal | 229 | Qualcomm |
| #6 | Junyi Li | 218 | Qualcomm |
| #7 | Shan Liu | 191 | Tencent America |
| #8 | Sarbajit K. Rakshit | 187 | IBM |
| #9 | Jonathan P. Ive | 187 | Apple |
| #10 | Kijun Kim | 185 | LG |
Top Companies 2021
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung | 9,683 |
| 2 | IBM | 8,938 |
| 3 | LG | 4,746 |
| #4 | Canon | 3,367 |
| #5 | Apple | 3,122 |
| #6 | Intel | 3,011 |
| #7 | Huawei | 2,871 |
| #8 | TSMC | 2,795 |
| #9 | Sony | 2,683 |
| #10 | Toyota | 2,661 |
Top Cities 2021
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 25,532 |
| 2 | Seoul, KR | 19,886 |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 16,045 |
| #4 | San Jose, CA | 15,977 |
| #5 | Beijing, CN | 14,438 |
| #6 | San Diego, CA | 13,146 |
| #7 | Yokohama, JP | 13,088 |
| #8 | Suwon-si, KR | 10,629 |
| #9 | Seattle, WA | 8,315 |
| #10 | Hsinchu, TW | 7,046 |