Top Patenting Powerhouses of 2024

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In 2006, IEEE SICTRUMPatent classification in power in Our first patent survey. The poll, conducted by the research company 1790 analyzesCheck the number and our effect Patents It was born by more than 1000 organizations. Semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology came at the top at the time, with IBMHewlett-Packard, IntelAnd Broadcom The first five approximated.

Nearly 20 years, each company was raped in the list of the 10 best menu. Once strong companies decreased in the ranks, others came and went, and the higher sites are largely full of today Big technology Companies. instead of Semiconductor and Computer systemsThe higher categories of the performance card for this year are everything Internet servicesCategory called “Communications and Internet” – and Consumer electronics.

It reveals drilling in data AmazonThe power, the hidden force of subsidiary companies, and any countries produce American patents – it’s not only US. You can explore everything for yourself in the interactive drawing below. Just click on a category to know the companies that produced the most powerful patent governor in 2024.

Categories are based on PipelineA scale calculated by 1790 analyzes that combine many elements of the organization’s patent portfolio in the number one. In addition to the number of patents granted in a certain year, this measure takes into account four variables that represent the quality and effect of that patent. (More details about the accounts below in the methodology section.)

Amazon Top the list

At a glance, it is clear that Amazon is leading the highest patent power. The technology giant produced a patent portfolio more influential than the entire industry categories.

However, Amazon did not produce the Great number Patents in 2024. This achievement goes to Samsung; With more than 9000 patents, the electronics company was awarded more than twice the number produced by the second most abundant company, Taiwan The manufacture of semi -conductors a company (TSMC).

Meanwhile, Amazon ranked 20 in terms of raw number of patents. How can she have the greatest power? In short, given that its patents tend to be frequently martyred, and a variety of other patents. Similarly, popThe company that owns Snapchat The bitmoji, occupies the salaries above more frequent notes Qualcomm and GoogleAlthough it was granted 770 patents only last year.

Hidden power in subsidiary companies

Many companies have a patent power larger than immediately visible, when you think about their subsidiaries. For example, alphabet It is classified as a group with a patent power of about 4,056. But it has subsidiary companies: Google and And emoBoth in communications and Internet category. Adding in its subsidiaries, the power of patents will almost double their alphabet, which achieves a higher degree of those in all other clumps combined.

Defense contractor RTX (previously RyeonHe has most of the subsidiaries listed in data collection. Seven companies listed in the airline category owned by RTX, as well as the RTX itself. Add the patent force combined to RTX accounts to more than two -thirds of the joint patent power of all airlines. RTX is the only company that includes more than one subsidized companies listed in the poll. Sonyand Johnson and JohnsonAnd Ji Fernova All of them, and many other companies have one.

in Consumer electronicsand apple The package leads a large margin, with about 40 percent of the patent power of the category. Samsung The patents are presented both under its basic company, Samsung Electronics, and a subsidiary focusing on Technology offer. These two companies occupy the second and third place in the category. But even assemble them together, their common patent power stands behind Apple’s.

Digital Western Mandisk CorpIn the computer Terminal devices Category, its subsidiary is the largest patent power of 2024. Sandesque A degree of about 5,087, more than three times its mother company. In fact, Sandisk’s successes in storing the flash led to launch k Independent public company In February 2025.

SplunkOwned CiscoIt is at the forefront Computer program Class, beating Microsoftand OracleAnd Intuit. This company specializes in collecting and organizing large quantities of data created by machine guns. While Splung is the lowest familiar name than MicrosoftHer research has helped in managing the data created by artificial intelligence to operate to its highest class.

In general, the number of patents raised over the past few years, according to 1790 Analytics. Although many of them have been presented by institutions in the computer programs category, some strong areas of artificial intelligence fall under other categories, such as blocs.

What countries produce American patents?

The companies represented here only include those who have at least 25 patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2024. Of the 247 organizations that meet this demand, it was 148 from the United States. So where do companies offer patents to us?

Japan It comes second, with 24 companies. These companies extend to a group of categories, including consumer electronics, computers, and Semiconductor. The Japanese company with the highest patent energy is the semiconductor power lab, as it occupies the first place in its class.

After Japan, Germany and South Korea It is associated with nine companies each, and Taiwan has eight listed. South Korea companies are almost all in consumer electronics or cars communications Categories, Taiwanese companies are mostly on accounting computers, and German companies extend a wide range of categories. After this, France and China Both have seven listed companies, and many other countries have two companies or two listed companies.

Large names, small patent power

The power of patents is only one scale for the influence of the company. Some companies known for amazing small patent power, compared to their cultural influence or market. For example, Microsoft ranks 31
Market value.

Dead It also decreases amazing, given the company’s huge search and development budget. In 2024, and Social media Mammoth spent $ 43 billion, USD
It was only out of the alphabet In one poll. (In particular, I deleted the Amazon survey because it does not report research and development expenses as a separate line element. It is likely to exceed That the alphabet.)

Looking at the power of the company’s patent portfolio does not replace these other standards, but provides another vision of the influence of the organization. Amazon, Apple, Snap, Samsung and QualcommWith this arrangement, they are the victors in 2024. What are the companies that will rise to the top in 2025?