Top 20 List – Companies
|
Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
Company |
Number of Patents Issued |
Current Rank |
Previous Rank |
Company |
Number of Patents Issued |
|
|
1 |
2 |
IBM |
1955 |
11 |
10 |
Intel Corporation |
369 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
Samsung Electronics |
1294 |
12 |
13 |
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
342 |
|
|
3 |
5 |
Microsoft Corporation |
668 |
13 |
9 |
Hewlett-Packard |
322 |
|
|
4 |
6 |
Sony Corporation |
539 |
14 |
12 |
Seiko Epson |
299 |
|
|
5 |
7 |
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
489 |
15 |
N/A |
General Electric |
274 |
|
|
6 |
3 |
Hitachi |
476 |
16 |
N/A |
Nokia |
259 |
|
|
7 |
13 |
Panasonic Corporation |
462 |
17 |
N/A |
Ricoh |
257 |
|
|
8 |
N/A |
LG Electronics |
425 |
18 |
18 |
Micron Technology |
248 |
|
|
9 |
4 |
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
404 |
19 |
N/A |
Hondo Motor Co., Ltd. |
232 |
|
|
10 |
8 |
Fujitsu |
383 |
20 |
20 |
Cisco Technology, Inc. |
225 |
*N/A – Not in Top 20 for the previous quarter
Top 20 List – Law Firms
|
Current Rank |
Previous Rank | Law Firm | Number of Patents Issued |
Current Rank |
Previous Rank | Law Firm | Number of Patents Issued | |
|
1 |
1 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. |
1022 |
1 |
10 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP |
365 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
Sughrue Mion, PLLC |
701 |
12 |
19 |
Cantor Colburn LLP |
357 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP |
631 |
13 |
11 |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
348 |
|
|
4 |
4 |
Oliff & Berridge, PLC |
617 |
14 |
15 |
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. |
332 |
|
|
5 |
6 |
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. |
493 |
15 |
12 |
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP |
319 |
|
|
6 |
13 |
Fish & Richardson P.C. |
404 |
16 |
5 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
296 |
|
|
7 |
9 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. |
401 |
17 |
16 |
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
289 |
|
|
8 |
8 |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
392 |
18 |
7 |
Staas & Halsey LLP |
287 |
|
|
9 |
14 |
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. |
380 |
19 |
17 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
268 |
|
|
10 |
N/A |
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP |
368 |
20 |
20 |
Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. |
249 |
*Source – USPTO April 2009