Clocks and watches Patent Leaders 2016

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Marco Verardo	11	Nivarox-Far S.A.
2	Thierry Conus	11	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
3	Thierry Hessler	11	Swatch Group Research And Development
#4	Jean-Luc Helfer	10	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#5	Davide Sarchi	9	Montres Breguet S.A.
#6	Marc Stranczl	9	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#7	Laurent Kaelin	7	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#8	Baptist Wyssbrod	6	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#9	Gianni Di Domenico	6	Swatch Group Research And Development
#10	Jerome Favre	6	Swatch Group Research And Development
#11	Polychronis Nakis Karapatis	6	Montres Breguet S.A.
#12	Dominique Lechot	5	Swatch Group Research And Development
#13	Jean-Jacques Born	5	Swatch Group Research And Development
#14	Jean-Bernard Peters	5	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#15	Marco Rochat	5	Blancpain Sa
#16	Michel Willemin	5	Swatch Group Research And Development
#17	Toshikazu Akiyama	5	Seiko Epson
#18	Arthur Queval	4	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#19	Baptiste Hinaux	4	Swatch Group Research And Development
#20	Daniel Gruenig	4	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#21	Eric Goeller	4	Montres Breguet S.A.
#22	Katsuyuki Honda	4	Seiko Epson
#23	Kosuke Hasegawa	4	Casio Computer Co.
#24	Martin Jufer	4	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#25	Marco La China	4	Rolex Sa
#26	Norimitsu Baba	4	Seiko Epson
#27	Pascal Lagorgette	4	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#28	Pierre-Alain Graemiger	4	Rolex Sa
#29	Raphael Courvoisier	4	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#30	Teruhiko Fujisawa	4	Seiko Epson
#31	Younes Kadmiri	4	Montres Breguet S.A.
#32	Yuki OSHITA	4	Casio Computer Co.
#33	Andres Cabezas Jurin	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#34	Benoit Junod	3	Montres Breguet S.A.
#35	Cedric Decosterd	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#36	Christian Charbon	3	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#37	Christian Fleury	3	Rolex Sa
#38	Christian Ruefenacht	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#39	Doyoung Lee	3	LG
#40	Ivan Villar	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#41	Julien Cattaneo	3	Rolex Sa
#42	Julien CHRISTAN	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#43	Jun Matsuzaki	3	Seiko Epson
#44	Kewin Bas	3	Cartier International Ag
#45	Martin Vautherot	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#46	Patrick Ragot	3	Swatch Group Research And Development
#47	Pascal Winkler	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#48	Pierre Cusin	3	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#49	Pierpasquale Tortora	3	Swatch Group Research And Development
#50	Sebastien Briswalter	3	Omega Sa
#51	Stephen Forsey	3	Complitime Sa
#52	Sylvain Marechal	3	Montres Breguet S.A.
#53	Takeshi Matsue	3	Casio Computer Co.
#54	Yongsin Kim	3	LG
#55	Yoshihiro Maruyama	3	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
#56	Yves Berthier	3	Sicpa Holding Sa
#57	Akira Kato	2	Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#58	Alfred S. Braunberger	2	Vision Works Ip
#59	Andrea Callegari	2	Sicpa Holding Sa
#60	Blaise Fracheboud	2	Rolex Sa
#61	Bo Stefan Andren	2	Nike
#62	Brad N. Clarkson	2	Nike
#63	Cedric Von Gruenigen	2	Omega Sa
#64	Chia-Liang Lin	2	Realtek Semiconductor
#65	Christophe Neboisa	2	Gfpi Sa
#66	Christian Racine	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#67	Cyrille Chatel	2	Cartier International Ag
#68	David Benjamin Kraehenbuehl	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#69	Edmond Capt	2	Blancpain Sa
#70	Eiji Yamakawa	2	Minolta Co.
#71	Eric Decoux	2	Sicpa Holding Sa
#72	Fanel Piccini	2	Asulab S.A.
#73	Giulio Papi	2	Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet Sa
#74	Haruki Hiranuma	2	Seiko Instruments
#75	Ines Ruestenberg	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#76	Jeffrey P. Baldwin	2	Hubbell Incorporated
#77	Jerome Daout	2	Rolex Sa
#78	Jean-Claude Martin	2	Swatch Group Research And Development
#79	Jean-Philippe Thiebaud	2	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#80	Jinn-Yeh Chien	2	TSMC
#81	Jihwan Kim	2	LG
#82	Jongho Kim	2	LG
#83	John Klein	2	Titan3 Technology
#84	Julian M. Hjortshoj	2	Open Text
#85	Junichi Sato	2	Sony
#86	Jyunichi Hirokawa	2	Casio Computer Co.
#87	Kazuma KOBAYASHI	2	Casio Computer Co.
#88	Kotaro Watanabe	2	Seiko Instruments
#89	Laurent Klinger	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#90	Marco Bettelini	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#91	Masahiro Ishida	2	Ricoh Company
#92	Makoto Mitani	2	Mitsui Chemicals
#93	Martin Robin	2	Blancpain Sa
#94	Markus Schimper	2	Intel
#95	Motohiro Tako	2	Seiko Clock
#96	Nakis Karapatis	2	Montres Breguet S.A.
#97	Nicholas A. Fraser	2	Google
#98	Olivier Rebetez	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#99	Peter J. Hopper	2	National Semiconductor
#100	Raphael Balmer	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse	39
2	Seiko Epson	28
3	Swatch Group Research And Development	24
#4	Casio Computer Co.	22
#5	Rolex Sa	17
#6	Montres Breguet S.A.	13
#7	Nivarox-Far S.A.	12
#8	Blancpain Sa	7
#9	Citizen Holdings Co.	7
#10	Citizen Watch Co.	6
#11	Omega Sa	6
#12	Seiko Instruments	6
#13	Intel	6
#14	LG	5
#15	Sociéte Anonyme De La Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piquet & Cie	4
#16	TSMC	4
#17	Unknown	4
#18	Apple	3
#19	Blackberry Limited	3
#20	Google	3
#21	Texas Instruments	3
#22	Cartier International Ag	2
#23	Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co.	2
#24	Comadur Sa	2
#25	Emc	2
#26	Gfpi Sa	2
#27	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	2
#28	Meco Sa	2
#29	Parmigiani Fleurier S.A.	2
#30	Realtek Semiconductor	2
#31	Reliance Controls	2
#32	Richemont International Sa	2
#33	Seiko Clock	2
#34	Sicpa Holding Sa	2
#35	Timex Group Usa	2
#36	Vision Works Ip	2
#37	Huawei	2
#38	Nike	2
#39	Panasonic	2
#40	Qualcomm	2
#41	Samsung	2
#42	Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	1
#43	Beijing Xiaomi Technology Co.	1
#44	Bose	1
#45	Cadence Design Systems	1
#46	Cartier Creation Studio Sa	1
#47	CNRS	1
#48	Christian Dior Couture	1
#49	Chyng Hong Electronic Co.	1
#50	Compact Engineering	1
#51	Complitime Sa	1
#52	Detra Sa	1
#53	Dimension 4	1
#54	Dp Technologies	1
#55	Eta Sa Manufacturing Horlogere Suisse	1
#56	Hamilton International Ag	1
#57	Harry Winston Sa	1
#58	HP	1
#59	Hitachi	1
#60	Hyundai Motor	1
#61	Iq-Analog	1
#62	Kia Motors	1
#63	Lange Uhren Gmbh	1
#64	Lutron Electronics Co.	1
#65	Macronix International Co.	1
#66	Master Dynamic Limited	1
#67	Maxim Integrated Products	1
#68	Mitac International	1
#69	Montres Tudor Sa	1
#70	Nihon Techno Co.	1
#71	Nokia Technologies Oy	1
#72	Orange	1
#73	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	1
#74	Patek Philippe Sa Geneve	1
#75	Performance Indicator	1
#76	Pmc-Sierra	1
#77	Polytec Gmbh	1
#78	Preciflex Sa	1
#79	Princo Middle East Fze	1
#80	Quanta Computer	1
#81	Sii Semiconductor	1
#82	Silicon Laboratories	1
#83	Sk Hynix	1
#84	Sowind Sa	1
#85	Sprint Communications	1
#86	Tencent	1
#87	Swatch Group Management Services Ag	1
#88	Tohoku Electric Power Company	1
#89	Tomtom International B.V.	1
#90	Toshiba Medical Systems	1
#91	Universite De Franche-Comte	1
#92	Yokogawa Electric	1
#93	Zte	1
#94	BOE	1
#95	Caterpillar	1
#96	Sony	1
#97	Verizon	1

Clocks and watches Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

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Top Companies