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IFI patent intelligence announces top patent winners for 2007 |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008 |
 For the 15th year in a row, IBM has topped the list in a ranking of the world's top U.S. patent winners, according to patent rankings released Monday by analysis firm IFI Patent Intelligence.
According to IFI Patent Intelligence, they analyzed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) activity and found that the office
issued 157,284 patents last year, down 9.5% from the previous year's record
numbers.
According to IFI’s analysis, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a total of 157,284 utility patents in 2007 — down 9.5 percent from 2006’s all-time high — at a time when the Patent Office is faced with a swelling backlog of patents pending.
The most recent USPTO annual report tallies the backlog to be 1,112,517 patents pending for fiscal year 2007.
This year, IBM continues to maintain the top slot, as it has for the previous 14 years, with 3,148 patents, down more than 500 grants from the previous year. Samsung trails at number 2 with 2,725 patents, followed by Canon at number 3, Matsushita at number 4, and Intel at number 5.
Click here for more information of the analysis and the other top 35 ranking companies.
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