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Weekly Patent Insights: Samsung and LG lead top assignee list

Bar chart showing the top patent assignees from January 9–15, 2019; Samsung leads with nearly 90 patents granted, followed by LG, IBM, and others focused on AI innovations. Line graphs show weekly patent trends.

January 23, 2019

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  • Korean tech giants, Samsung and LG lead with the most granted patents from January 9–15.
  • The usual leader, IBM, now ranks third on the list.

Bar charts showing the top countries and Japanese companies for USPTO patent assignees March 6–12, 2019; US leads, with IBM excelling in artificial intelligence patents and Canon as the top Japanese assignee.

  • In terms of non-US assignee countries, Japan still leads with Sony, Canon, Toshiba, Fujitsu and Seiko as the top assignees.

bar graph for weekly USPTO patent insights

SOUTH KOREA

  • A closer look at patents granted to South Korean assignees reveals that 40.54% is on Auto Parts, while Telecommunications Equipment (10.81%), Packaged Goods and Cosmetics (16.22%), and Semiconductors (13.51%) take the next largest shares.

Bar chart shows Siemens leading German assignees in USPTO patents, followed by Infineon, BASF, Bosch, and Henkel; pie chart highlights semiconductors and the rising role of artificial intelligence as top industry trends.

GERMANY

  • As for Germany, Robert Bosch GmbH remains to be the constant top assignee, followed by Siemens, Infineon and BASF.
  • Auto Manufacturing and Consumer Electronics take up the largest shares, both with 21.74% of the German assignee patent dataset. Semiconductors (18.84%) and Biotechnology (13.04%) come in third and fourth spots.

 

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