On January 9, 2018, the US patent data service company IFI CLAIM (IFI CLAIM Patent Service) released the 2017 US patent authorization ranking list. IBM Corporation obtained 9043 utility patents for the whole year. The second and third respectively were Samsung. And Canon, China Huawei once again ranks among the top 20 global companies.

As of January 1, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted a total of 320,003 patents in 2017, an increase of 5.2% compared with 2016, of which nearly half of patents (46%) were awarded to US companies, Asian and European companies respectively. Accounted for 31% and 15%. The number of patents in the number one IBM in 2017 increased by 12% compared to 2016, which is three times the number of patents it received 10 years ago. This also means that IBM has received more than 100,000 patents in the past 25 years, and the strength of innovation is evident. Of the 9,043 patents IBM received in 2017, more than 1,900 were cloud technology patents, 1,400 AI patents and 1,200 network security patents, as well as blockchain and quantum computing inventions.

According to the report, among the top 50 global innovation companies in 2017, Chinese high-tech enterprise Huawei entered the top 20 with 20,474 patents, ranking 20th; Beijing-based Boeing Technology Group jumped from 40th in 2016 to 2017. 21st in the year. For the first time, Facebook (Facebook) ranked 50th in the top 50, which is a significant increase from the 86th in 2016. In addition, Intel and LG both rose 2 places and entered the top 5.

The report also released the 2017 innovation and the fastest growing eight technologies by analyzing the trends in the number of patents that have increased dramatically in 2017. Among them, the electronic cigarette ranking, followed by 3D printing, machine learning, molding materials, self-driving cars, hybrid vehicles, drones, food processing technology.

This article is from: Ministry of Science and Technology , for reference only.