Clocks and watches Patent Leaders 2017

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	Marc Stranczl	16	Nivarox-Far S.A.
2	Jean-Luc Helfer	10	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
3	Teruhiko Fujisawa	10	Seiko Epson
#4	Davide Sarchi	8	Montres Breguet S.A.
#5	Pascal Winkler	8	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#6	Gianni Di Domenico	7	Swatch Group Research And Development
#7	Ivan Villar	7	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#8	Jean-Jacques Born	6	Swatch Group Research And Development
#9	Junro Yano	6	Casio Computer Co.
#10	Thierry Conus	6	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#11	Yuta Saito	6	Casio Computer Co.
#12	Alain Zaugg	5	Montres Breguet S.A.
#13	Camille Moussette	5	Apple
#14	Colin M. Ely	5	Apple
#15	Duncan Robert Kerr	5	Apple
#16	John B. Morrell	5	Apple
#17	Masahiro Nakajima	5	Seiko Instruments
#18	Takashi Niwa	5	Seiko Instruments
#19	Hideo Abe	4	Kawasaki Steel
#20	Kazuaki Abe	4	Casio Computer Co.
#21	Katsuyuki Honda	4	Seiko Epson
#22	Marco Verardo	4	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#23	Polychronis Nakis Karapatis	4	Montres Breguet S.A.
#24	Takeshi Matsue	4	Casio Computer Co.
#25	Benoit Legeret	3	Montres Breguet S.A.
#26	Christian Charbon	3	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#27	Dominique Lechot	3	Swatch Group Research And Development
#28	Emmanuel Graf	3	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#29	Francois Klopfenstein	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#30	Giulio Papi	3	Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet Sa
#31	Jean-Louis Bertrand	3	Rolex Sa
#32	Jerome Favre	3	Swatch Group Research And Development
#33	Laurent Kaelin	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#34	Michel Willemin	3	Swatch Group Research And Development
#35	Michael Yuen	3	Autocell Laboratories
#36	Nobuhiko Nakanishi	3	Seiko Epson
#37	Pascal Lagorgette	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#38	Philippe Dubois	3	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#39	Sachiko Tanabe	3	Seiko Instruments
#40	Stefan Rombach	3	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#41	Sylvain Marechal	3	Montres Breguet S.A.
#42	Thierry Hessler	3	Swatch Group Research And Development
#43	Akira Kato	2	Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#44	Andres Cabezas Jurin	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#45	Andreas Leistner	2	Intel
#46	Benoit Boulenguiez	2	Rolex Sa
#47	Chewn-Pu Jou	2	TSMC
#48	Daniel Mallet	2	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#49	Dilshan Thilina Modaragamage	2	Wearatec
#50	Emmanuel Fleury	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#51	Feng-Wei Kuo	2	TSMC
#52	Fletcher R. Rothkopf	2	Apple
#53	Huan-Neng Chen	2	TSMC
#54	Jérôme Kirchhof	2	Sociéte Anonyme De La Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piquet & Cie
#55	Jean-Philippe Rochat	2	Montres Breguet S.A.
#56	John E. McLoughlin	2	Rom Acquisition
#57	Julien CHRISTAN	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#58	Kosuke Hasegawa	2	Casio Computer Co.
#59	Lan-Chou Cho	2	TSMC
#60	Matthaus Friedli	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#61	Marco Rochat	2	Blancpain Sa
#62	Mehdi Denden	2	Blancpain Sa
#63	Michael Joseph Jersa, III	2	—
#64	Norimitsu Baba	2	Seiko Epson
#65	Pierpasquale Tortora	2	Swatch Group Research And Development
#66	Qiuyuan Liu	2	Juniper Networks
#67	Roman Egli	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#68	Silko Goldmann	2	Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb Gmbh
#69	Stefan Tertinek	2	Intel
#70	Suhasini Balachandran	2	—
#71	Thierry Altenhoven	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#72	Toshikazu Akiyama	2	Seiko Epson
#73	Younes Kadmiri	2	Montres Breguet S.A.
#74	Yongho Lee	2	LG
#75	Yu Takyo	2	Citizen Watch Co.
#76	Yves Girardin	2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#77	Yves Winkler	2	Swatch Group Research And Development
#78	Debora Schelling	1	Richemont International Sa
#79	Aaren B. Esplin	1	Intel
#80	Aaron B. Weast	1	Nike
#81	Abduljalil K. H. Habash	1	Giftedness And Creativity
#82	Adam Champy	1	Google
#83	Adam Glazier	1	Google
#84	Adam Rak	1	—
#85	Adam C. Roman	1	—
#86	Akinari Takada	1	Citizen Holdings Co.
#87	Akira Takakura	1	Seiko Instruments
#88	Alfred S. Braunberger	1	Vision Works Ip
#89	Alphonse Bron	1	Eta Sa Fabriques D'Ebauches
#90	Al Chakra	1	IBM
#91	Alban Dubach	1	Swatch Group Research And Development
#92	Alexandre Fussinger	1	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#93	Alex Gandelhman	1	Nivarox-Far S.A.
#94	Alexander Meerovitsch	1	Invicta Watch Company Of America
#95	Alexandre Michalet	1	Richemont International Sa
#96	Andrea Callegari	1	Sicpa Holding Sa
#97	Antti Eronen	1	Nokia Technologies Oy
#98	AN SZU HSU	1	First Dome
#99	Anna-Marie Mansour	1	Intel
#100	Antonio Merino	1	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Seiko Epson	33
2	Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse	21
3	Nivarox-Far S.A.	20
#4	Casio Computer Co.	19
#5	Swatch Group Research And Development	16
#6	Montres Breguet S.A.	11
#7	Apple	7
#8	Citizen Watch Co.	6
#9	Seiko Instruments	6
#10	LG	5
#11	Samsung	5
#12	Sociéte Anonyme De La Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piquet & Cie	4
#13	Google	4
#14	Intel	4
#15	Blancpain Sa	3
#16	Fossil Group	3
#17	Richemont International Sa	3
#18	Rolex Sa	3
#19	TSMC	3
#20	Swatch Group Management Services Ag	3
#21	Unknown	3
#22	IBM	3
#23	Em Microelectronic-Marin Sa	2
#24	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	2
#25	Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb Gmbh	2
#26	Foxconn	2
#27	Lenovo (Beijing) Limited	2
#28	Master Dynamic Limited	2
#29	Nokia Technologies Oy	2
#30	Silicon Laboratories	2
#31	Vision Works Ip	2
#32	Wearatec	2
#33	Nike	2
#34	Sony	2
#35	Acer Incorporated	1
#36	Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza Im. Stanislawa Staszica W Krakowie	1
#37	Alibaba	1
#38	Anritsu	1
#39	Asahi Glass Co.	1
#40	Caltech	1
#41	Cartier International Ag	1
#42	Chiun Mai Communication Systems	1
#43	Citizen Holdings Co.	1
#44	Compagnie Des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.	1
#45	Dp Technologies	1
#46	Eterna Ag Uhrenfabrik	1
#47	Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co.	1
#48	Fih (Hong Kong) Limited	1
#49	First Dome	1
#50	Gfpi Sa	1
#51	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	1
#52	Harry Winston Sa	1
#53	Htc	1
#54	Infosys Limited	1
#55	Integrated Device Technologies	1
#56	Integrated Device Technology	1
#57	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	1
#58	Lenovo (Singapore) Pte.	1
#59	Lonestar Inventions	1
#60	Lutron Electronics Co.	1
#61	Lvmh Swiss Manufactures Sa	1
#62	Nihon Techno Co.	1
#63	Oceanserver Technology	1
#64	Performance Indicator	1
#65	Preciflex Sa	1
#66	Princo	1
#67	Quanta Computer	1
#68	Reliance Controls	1
#69	Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories	1
#70	onsemi	1
#71	Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co.	1
#72	Sicpa Holding Sa	1
#73	Spectracom	1
#74	Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited	1
#75	Timex Group Usa	1
#76	Txs Industrial Design	1
#77	United Microelectronics	1
#78	University Of Massachusetts	1
#79	Wimo Labs	1
#80	Disney	1
#81	Huawei	1
#82	PayPal	1
#83	Qualcomm	1
#84	RTX (Raytheon)	1

Clocks and watches Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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