U.S. Patent Assignees with the highest number of patent applications filed in the year 2015
| 1. | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 ARMONK, NY, United States | 7,310 |
| 2. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea | 3,764 |
| 3. | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 3,362 |
| 4. | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 2,617 |
| 5. | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 2,573 |
| 6. | Sony Corporation | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 2,261 |
| 7. | INTEL CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States | 2,242 |
| 8. | GOOGLE INC. | 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA, United States | 2,211 |
| 9. | APPLE INC. | 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States | 1,947 |
| 10. | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 🇺🇸 Schenectady, NY, United States | 1,827 |
| 11. | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 1,710 |
| 12. | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 🇺🇸 Dearborn, MI, United States | 1,694 |
| 13. | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 🇯🇵 Minato-ku, Japan | 1,436 |
| 14. | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China | 1,425 |
| 15. | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 1,421 |
| 16. | FUJITSU LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki, Japan | 1,369 |
| 17. | Hyundai Motor Company | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 1,330 |
| 18. | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 1,242 |
| 19. | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 1,178 |
| 20. | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | 1,177 |
| 21. | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. | 🇹🇼 Hsin-Chu, Taiwan | 1,177 |
| 22. | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 1,148 |
| 23. | Robert Bosch GMBH | 🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany | 1,091 |
| 24. | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 🇺🇸 Detroit, MI, United States | 1,053 |
| 25. | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 TOKYO, Japan | 1,009 |
| 26. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | 🇰🇷 , South Korea | 998 |
| 27. | NEC Corporation | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 992 |
| 28. | CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States | 987 |
| 29. | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 980 |
| 30. | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) | 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden | 966 |
| 31. | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 🇨🇳 Beijing, China | 963 |
| 32. | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | 🇳🇱 Eindhoven, Netherlands | 946 |
| 33. | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) | 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden | 945 |
| 34. | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 941 |
| 35. | The Boeing Company | 🇺🇸 Chicago, IL, United States | 935 |
| 36. | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 884 |
| 37. | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | 🇺🇸 Dallas, TX, United States | 867 |
| 38. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Japan | 842 |
| 39. | AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP | 🇺🇸 Atlanta, GA, United States | 817 |
| 40. | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 🇹🇼 New Taipei, Taiwan | 813 |
| 41. | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | 🇰🇷 Daejeon, South Korea | 807 |
| 42. | Micron Technology, Inc. | 🇺🇸 Boise, ID, United States | 794 |
| 43. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | 785 |
| 44. | SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Yongin-City, South Korea | 767 |
| 45. | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | 🇩🇪 Neubiberg, Germany | 743 |
| 46. | XEROX CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Norwalk, CT, United States | 690 |
| 47. | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany | 688 |
| 48. | Covidien LP | 🇺🇸 Mansfield, MA, United States | 666 |
| 49. | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 662 |
| 50. | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan | 658 |
| 51. | HITACHI, LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 647 |
| 52. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 643 |
| 53. | FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX, United States | 640 |
| 54. | SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Yongin-si, South Korea | 622 |
| 55. | SK HYNIX INC. | 🇰🇷 Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 620 |
| 56. | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Redwood Shores, CA, United States | 616 |
| 57. | The Regents of the University of California | 🇺🇸 Oakland, CA, United States | 615 |
| 58. | Broadcom Corporation | 🇺🇸 Irvine, CA, United States | 615 |
| 59. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan | 601 |
| 60. | FUJITSU LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki-shi, Japan | 596 |
| 61. | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, United States | 593 |
| 62. | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 558 |
| 63. | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 549 |
| 64. | Nokia Technologies Oy | 🇫🇮 Espoo, Finland | 548 |
| 65. | LG CHEM, LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 547 |
| 66. | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 546 |
| 67. | DENSO CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Kariya, Japan | 542 |
| 68. | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Kanagawa-ken, Japan | 530 |
| 69. | Applied Materials, Inc. | 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States | 525 |
| 70. | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea | 523 |
| 71. | BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, United States | 522 |
| 72. | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 🇺🇸 Morristown, NJ, United States | 497 |
| 73. | The Procter &Gamble Company | 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, OH, United States | 495 |
| 74. | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 🇹🇼 Hsin-Chu, Taiwan | 486 |
| 75. | SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Sugar land, TX, United States | 484 |
| 76. | Caterpillar Inc. | 🇺🇸 Peoria, IL, United States | 484 |
| 77. | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 🇺🇸 St. Paul, MN, United States | 480 |
| 78. | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 🇺🇸 Morris Plains, NJ, United States | 470 |
| 79. | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Farmington, CT, United States | 461 |
| 80. | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, United States | 458 |
| 81. | Konica Minolta, Inc. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 455 |
| 82. | VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. | 🇺🇸 Basking Ridge, NJ, United States | 454 |
| 83. | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 452 |
| 84. | FACEBOOK, INC. | 🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA, United States | 451 |
| 85. | Samsung Display Co., Ltd | 🇰🇷 Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 448 |
| 86. | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 🇺🇸 Round Rock, TX, United States | 443 |
| 87. | Alcatel Lucent | 🇫🇷 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT, France | 442 |
| 88. | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 🇰🇷 , South Korea | 440 |
| 89. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota, Japan | 439 |
| 90. | LG INNOTEK, CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 429 |
| 91. | VMWARE, INC. | 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA, United States | 426 |
| 92. | DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 🇺🇸 Midland, MI, United States | 426 |
| 93. | KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 426 |
| 94. | Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives | 🇫🇷 Paris, France | 426 |
| 95. | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States | 425 |
| 96. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Aichi, Japan | 421 |
| 97. | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | 408 |
| 98. | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States | 408 |
| 99. | MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC. | 🇺🇸 St. Louis, MO, United States | 402 |
| 100. | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 🇩🇪 Munchen, Germany | 401 |
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