Top Patent Assignees for 2026

U.S. Patent Assignees with the highest number of patent applications filed in the year 2026

1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea 3,428
2. TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Japan 2,006
3. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China 1,509
4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. 🇹🇼 Hsinchu, Taiwan 1,201
5. LG ELECTRONICS INC. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 1,122
6. Hyundai Motor Company 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 1,033
7. KIA CORPORATION 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 1,032
8. NEC Corporation 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 979
9. LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 950
10. LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 918
11. DELL PRODUCTS L.P. 🇺🇸 Round Rock, TX, United States 680
12. INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. 🇺🇸 Wilmington, DE, United States 679
13. SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 669
14. INTEL CORPORATION 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States 659
15. FUJIFILM CORPORATION 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 657
16. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. 🇨🇳 Beijing, China 553
17. ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 🇺🇸 Redwood Shores, CA, United States 552
18. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 🇯🇵 TOKYO, Japan 547
19. KIOXIA CORPORATION 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 499
20. Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States 493
21. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 🇺🇸 Detroit, MI, United States 476
22. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea 444
23. Sony Group Corporation 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 439
24. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 🇺🇸 Maple Grove, MN, United States 424
25. SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 🇰🇷 Yongin-si, South Korea 417
26. FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 411
27. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. 🇰🇷 Yongin-si, South Korea 392
28. AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP 🇺🇸 Atlanta, GA, United States 370
29. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States 359
30. FUJITSU LIMITED 🇯🇵 Kawasaki-shi, Japan 344
31. Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. 🇨🇳 Beijing, China 343
32. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited 🇨🇳 Ningde, China 342
33. TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan 334
34. Micron Technology, Inc. 🇺🇸 Boise, ID, United States 329
35. APPLE INC. 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States 324
36. Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 323
37. Capital One Services, LLC 🇺🇸 McLean, VA, United States 319
38. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden 316
39. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 🇺🇸 Dearborn, MI, United States 307
40. TDK CORPORATION 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 295
41. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute 🇰🇷 Daejeon, South Korea 294
42. Saudi Arabian Oil Company 🇸🇦 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 291
43. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 🇺🇸 Plano, TX, United States 290
44. SK hynix Inc. 🇰🇷 Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 288
45. STMicroelectronics International N.V. 🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland 283
46. Caterpillar Inc. 🇺🇸 Peoria, IL, United States 275
47. NTT DOCOMO, INC. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 270
48. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan 267
49. MEDIATEK INC. 🇹🇼 Hsinchu City, Taiwan 246
50. Google LLC 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA, United States 245
51. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China 236
52. Applied Materials, Inc. 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States 234
53. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 233
54. NTT, Inc. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 231
55. TRUIST BANK 🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States 231
56. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. 🇨🇭 Neuchatel, Switzerland 227
57. TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 223
58. Ofinno, LLC 🇺🇸 Reston, VA, United States 221
59. CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States 217
60. Oshkosh Corporation 🇺🇸 Oshkosh, WI, United States 216
61. UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 🇹🇼 Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan 216
62. Schaeffler Technologies AG &Co. KG 🇩🇪 Herzogenaurach, Germany 213
63. Honeywell International Inc. 🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States 209
64. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 🇹🇼 HSINCHU, Taiwan 207
65. AGC Inc. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 206
66. ASML Netherlands B.V. 🇳🇱 Veldhoven, Netherlands 205
67. The Boeing Company 🇺🇸 Arlington, VA, United States 203
68. SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 🇺🇸 Milpitas, CA, United States 202
69. RTX Corporation 🇺🇸 Farmington, CT, United States 201
70. The Regents of the University of California 🇺🇸 Oakland, CA, United States 200
71. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 199
72. KT&G CORPORATION 🇰🇷 Daejeon, South Korea 194
73. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 🇺🇸 ARMONK, NY, United States 194
74. Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan 192
75. RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 191
76. Tata Consultancy Services Limited 🇮🇳 Mumbai, India 188
77. NEC CORPORATION 🇯🇵 Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 185
78. SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 🇺🇸 Scottsdale, AZ, United States 184
79. LG CHEM, LTD. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea 184
80. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. 🇨🇳 Dongguan, China 183
81. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, United States 182
82. NVIDIA Corporation 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States 181
83. Ningde Amperex Technology Limited 🇨🇳 Ningde, China 179
84. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 178
85. Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 🇯🇵 Kawasaki-shi, Japan 177
86. VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. 🇺🇸 Basking Ridge, NJ, United States 175
87. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 🇺🇸 New York, NY, United States 174
88. Stryker Corporation 🇺🇸 Portage, MI, United States 170
89. TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 🇯🇵 Aichi-ken, Japan 170
90. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 169
91. Siemens Healthineers AG 🇩🇪 Forchheim, Germany 168
92. Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 163
93. Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation 🇯🇵 Kanagawa, Japan 162
94. Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 162
95. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States 161
96. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA, United States 160
97. KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 🇸🇦 DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia 159
98. SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD. 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China 155
99. TENCENT AMERICA LLC 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA, United States 155
100. ABB SCHWEIZ AG 🇨🇭 Baden, Switzerland 155

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