Half the year is gone, and we, as usual, were curious to find out who are all in the race to top the patent charts this year. We found an article that gives a comprehensive view of the US patent statistics and list of top contenders (in terms of number of granted patents and published patents). So, we performed a search to identify details of patent activity of the top 10 in the lists provided by Sqoop. The search methodology adopted was to find out number of published applications, and number of granted patents in India, between 1st January and 31st May, 2015, for selected companies, and the search results are given below:
GRANTED PATENTS
| Companies | Indian Patents | US Patents |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 128 | 3,059 |
| Samsung | 43 | 3,052 |
| Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | 3 | 1,782 |
| LG | 37 | 1,484 |
| Google Inc | 0 | 1,083 |
| Sony Corporation | 5 | 1,074 |
| Microsoft | 10 | 1,037 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 115 | 1,034 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 27 | 1,022 |
| Panasonic | 12 | 896 |
As evident from the table above, in India, the top 3 spots are secured by IBM, Qualcomm, and Samsung, respectively; whereas in the US, the top 3 spots are secured by Samsung, Qualcomm, and Sony, respectively.
PUBLISHED PATENTS
| Companies | Indian Patents | US Patents |
| Samsung | 146 | 2,487 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 1000 | 1,764 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 19 | 989 |
| LG | 56 | 856 |
| General Electric Company | 84 | 664 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 564 | 617 |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 56 | 561 |
| Sony Corporation | 153 | 528 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 57 | 514 |
| Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | 11 | 462 |
When it comes to the number of published applications, top 3 spots are secured in India by IBM, Qualcomm, and Sony, respectively. In the US, top 3 spots are secured by Samsung, IBM, and Toshiba, respectively.
Well, the race is in full swing. The numbers definitely show a promising trend, and it’s good news for the patent and tech community. We will bring you all the updates in this regard, as it all happens!
The post is the contribution of Naveen KM.
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