Samsung Electronics received the most US patents in 2022 for the first
time since 1993. IBM, which had held the top spot for 29 consecutive
years, came in second place.
| Rank | Company | Patents |
| 1 | Samsung Electronics | 6,248 |
| 2 | IBM | 4,398 |
| 3 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 3,024 |
| 4 | Huawei Technologies | 2,836 |
| 5 | Canon | 2,694 |
| 6 | LG Electronics | 2,641 |
| 7 | Qualcomm | 2,625 |
| 8 | Intel | 2,418 |
| 9 | Apple | 2,285 |
| 10 | Toyota | 2,214 |
In terms of the total “assigned” patents, IBM has also lost #1 position to Samsung.
See prior posts about the Patent King, IBM: https://perpetualinnovation.org/2021/03/15/the-patent-king-ibm-for-28-years/
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