Top Patent Applicants

The most prolific patent applicants worldwide, ranked by total IPC filings (2013–2023). Explore portfolio breadth, technology focus, and country rankings.

711

Applicants

Countries

132

Classes Tracked

4.5M+

Applications

Global Top 20

Ranked by total IPC patent filings. Section letters show technology portfolio breadth.

Top 20 patent applicants globally by total IPC filings
#	Applicant	Country	Sections	Applications
1	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY	South Korea	BDFGH 19 classes	278,264
2	HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY	—	AGH 5 classes	204,048
3	SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA)	—	ABEFGH 22 classes	183,010
4	CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	—	ABCDFGH 38 classes	163,724
5	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION	—	BFGH 10 classes	121,453
6	CANON	Japan	BGH 7 classes	116,019
7	QUALCOMM	United States	GH 3 classes	110,192
8	LG ELECTRONICS	South Korea	ABDEFGH 13 classes	97,971
9	SAMSUNG DISPLAY	South Korea	GH 5 classes	82,782
10	ROBERT BOSCH	Germany	BCFGH 19 classes	82,466
11	SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION)	—	ABCDEFG 14 classes	76,636
12	IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION)	United States	BGH 6 classes	72,275
13	BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY	—	GH 3 classes	65,426
14	LG CHEM	—	ABCH 9 classes	62,248
15	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Taiwan	BGH 4 classes	56,305
16	TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)	Sweden	H 1 classes	55,869
17	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY	South Korea	BEF 6 classes	49,166
18	GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES	—	ABDFH 9 classes	46,067
19	FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES	United States	BEFG 7 classes	45,862
20	HAIER SMART HOME	—	ADEF 6 classes	45,530

Leaders by Technology Section

Top 5 applicants in each IPC technology section (A–H).

HUMAN NECESSITIES

1. SANKYO 23.9K
2. SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23.7K
3. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 20.5K
4. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 19.8K
5. L'OREAL 15.6K

PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 55.1K
2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 32.4K
3. ROBERT BOSCH 31.5K
4. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES 30.4K
5. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 28.9K

CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY

1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 57.7K
2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 37.8K
3. LG CHEM 30.6K
4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) 27.9K
5. JFE STEEL 26.1K

TEXTILES; PAPER

1. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 13.4K
2. HAIER SMART HOME 8.5K
3. LG ELECTRONICS 7.9K
4. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 5.7K
5. TORAY INDUSTRIES 4.5K

FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS

1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP 26.6K
2. PETROCHINA COMPANY 14.4K
3. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY 10.1K
4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10.1K
5. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 8.7K

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

1. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 34.2K
2. HAIER SMART HOME 32.1K
3. MIDEA 31.7K
4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28.9K
5. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY 22.5K

PHYSICS

1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 110.7K
2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 84.4K
3. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) 69.5K
4. CANON 58K
5. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 51.8K

ELECTRICITY

1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 162.5K
2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 155.2K
3. QUALCOMM 103K
4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 72.6K
5. LG ELECTRONICS 57.2K

Top Filing Countries

Countries ranked by total patent applications from their top applicants.

1
United States

99 applicants · 817.3K filings
2
South Korea

33 applicants · 702.8K filings
3
Japan

67 applicants · 368.6K filings
4
Germany

70 applicants · 284.4K filings
5
China

9 applicants · 200.3K filings
6
Switzerland

25 applicants · 91.4K filings
7
France

22 applicants · 67.8K filings
8
Sweden

9 applicants · 64K filings
9
Taiwan

4 applicants · 56.8K filings
10
Netherlands

17 applicants · 53.5K filings
11
United Kingdom

8 applicants · 17.6K filings
12
Saudi Arabia

1 applicants · 10.7K filings
13
Denmark

7 applicants · 9.4K filings
14
Finland

7 applicants · 7.2K filings
15
Austria

6 applicants · 7.2K filings