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Bar chart showing Samsung as the top patent assignee, with IBM and Microsoft close behind and weekly artificial intelligence patent trends for Ford, Toyota, and Panasonic to the right. Date range: March 13-19, 2019.

Apple’s location-based reminders, and Xiaomi’s new patent on temperature-triggered wake up screens

Samsung and IBM go neck and neck in terms of the number of patents granted from March 13–19.
April 1, 2019
Bar graph shows IBM leading in AI patents granted, followed by Samsung, Intel, LG, Canon, Microsoft, Toshiba, Google, Sony, and Amazon; weekly trend charts for LG, Canon, and BOE related to artificial intelligence are shown.

Applied Nanotech secures new patent on metallic ink used for PCBs

With Samsung leading the top assignees from South Korea, the patents that were granted from March 6–12 were mostly concentrated on the Auto Parts industry.
March 27, 2019
Bar chart showing IBM, Samsung, Intel, LG, and Toyota as top USPTO patent assignees for Feb 27–Mar 5, 2019, with weekly patent filing trends for Toyota, Sony, and Canon—highlighting IBM’s strong presence in artificial intelligence.

IBM secures 275 patents; Xiaomi receives a patent on controlling UAVs

IBM still remains as the US frontrunner, receiving 275 patents this week.
March 18, 2019
bar and line graph about weekly patent insights

IBM returns to top spot ; Facebook secures an AR/VR patent

We looked at the patents granted from February 20–26 and here are the patents that topped our list.
March 6, 2019
Bar chart showing US leading in patent assignee countries, driven by advancements in AI and artificial intelligence; separate chart ranks Canon highest among top Japanese assignees, followed by Toshiba, Sony, Panasonic, and Epson.

Japan, Korea, and Germany remain as top patent recipients in the US— what are they patenting?

We also looked at the top patents granted in the past week feb 13 - 19 2019.
March 1, 2019
Bar graph showing top USPTO patent assignees for Feb 6–12, 2019, led by Samsung, with weekly trend lines highlighting AI and artificial intelligence patent activity from Ford, Intel, IBM, and CognitiveScale.

BOE Technology receives 126 patents, Apple secures patent on image repair using data from other images

Overall, Samsung, BOE Technology and IBM lead the pack in terms of most granted patents this past week.
February 19, 2019
Bar charts showing the US leading in AI-related USPTO patent assignees, with IBM as a top innovator, followed by Japan and others; Samsung leads among South Korean assignees, followed by LG and LG Chem.

Samsung, LG, and Hyundai top South Korean patent assignees in the USPTO

In terms of South Korean assignees in the USPTO, Samsung leads the pack, but LG, along with LG Chem and LG Innotek dominate the top…
February 12, 2019
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.

New Patents: Tesla’s smart photovoltaic cells, plus more patents on drones and robotics

Get the latest news on recently granted patents. For patents granted from January 9–15 we looked at Tesla’s smart photovoltaic cells, and zeroed in on…
January 23, 2019
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.

Weekly Patent Insights: Samsung and LG lead top assignee list

Korean tech giants, Samsung and LG lead with the most granted patents from January 9–15.
January 23, 2019
Bar chart showing IBM leading in AI and patents granted, followed by Samsung, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, Apple, Canon, Fuji, Ford, and Sony; trend lines for IBM, Amazon, and Apple shown on right.

New patents: IBM’s drones for faulty vehicles, Apple’s privacy screens

New patents: IBM’s drones for faulty vehicles, Apple’s privacy screens, Here are our Top Patents granted in January 2–8, 2019.
January 21, 2019
Bar charts display top patent assignee countries and top German assignees for the week; Germany granted 284 patents, with AI leader IBM standing out among global peers. Robert Bosch leads locally with 20, followed by Siemens at 16.

New patents: Microsoft on AI, Covidien’s AR surgical environment, and Falcon’s AR/VR theme park ride

Patents granted from December 5–11 2018 show that: Japan consistently comes in second to the US in terms of number of patents per assignee country.…
December 21, 2018
Blueprint-style illustration featuring diagrams of Christmas-themed patents—including a drone, snowman, wreath, ornament, and scissors—on a green background. Includes the text "Top Christmas Patents," highlighting how AI and artificial intelligence inspire innovation.

Parola’s Top 5 Christmas Patents

From a snowman making device to a Santa drone — we take a look at patents and patent applications aimed at spreading some holiday cheer!
December 21, 2018
Bar chart showing Samsung as the top assignee with most patents granted, followed by IBM and Intel; line graphs display weekly patent trends for Amazon, Apple, and Intel in the field of artificial intelligence.

Last week on patents: New VR patent by Oculus, and Samsung’s patent on holographic technology

Samsung continues to lead in patent grants from the USPTO from November 28- December 4.
December 13, 2018
Bar chart showing the top patent assignees from November 14-20, with Samsung leading, followed by IBM and BOE Tech; includes trend graphs for AI innovators like Amazon, Canon, and Qualcomm.

Samsung gains new patent on 5G, and see who gets a patent on identifying propaganda on social media

Here are the highlights on granted patents last week, November 14- 20: Samsung and IBM are consistently the top recipients of patents this past week.
December 5, 2018
Bar chart showing number of patents granted from Nov 7–13: Samsung leads, followed by IBM—known for its artificial intelligence innovations—then Intel, Canon, LG, Amazon, Apple, Toyota, and Panasonic. Weekly trend graphs shown at right.

Parola Top Patents: New patents on surgical robots, cloud networks and cloud-based services

Here are the highlights on granted patents last week, November 7- 13: In terms of non-US assignee countries, Japan still leads with 820 granted patents.…
November 28, 2018
Bar charts showing number of patents granted by top assignees and industries from October 31 to November 6; Samsung leads, with AI innovators like IBM and advancements in artificial intelligence driving the consumer electronics category.

Weekly Patent Insights: Oculus has new patents on AR/VR; Cerner gets new patent on predictive models for glucose trends

Here are the highlights on granted patents last week, October 31 – November 6: In terms of non-US assignee countries, Japan still leads with 820…
November 13, 2018
Bar chart showing Samsung as the top patent assignee, with technology and artificial intelligence as leading sectors in patents granted from October 24 to October 30.

Weekly Patent Insights: Samsung is granted 166 patents; Uber gains new patent on Autonomous Vehicles

Here are the highlights on granted patents last week, October 24-30: In terms of non-US assignee countries, Japan still leads with 820 granted patents. United…
November 6, 2018
Bar charts showing IBM as the top patent assignee in artificial intelligence and technology as the leading sector for patents granted from October 17 to October 23, according to Parola Analytics.

Weekly Patent Insights: United Technologies enters the top 10; Accenture gets a patent on blockchain

Here are the highlights on granted patents last week, October 17–23: In terms of non-US assignee countries, Japan still leads with 820 granted patents. United…
October 31, 2018
A hand marks a checkbox labeled "Yes" on a handwritten checklist with options "Yes" and "No" on a white sheet of paper.

Buy or License Patents: How to build a better IP strategy

In this article, we discuss the various advantages and disadvantages one should consider when deciding whether to acquire a third-party patent asset or embrace licensing…
October 30, 2018
Bar charts showing IBM as the top patent assignee and Technology—driven by advancements in artificial intelligence—as the leading sector for patents granted from October 10 to October 16, according to Parola Analytics.

Weekly Patent Insights: Steady lead from IBM and Samsung; Philips secures new patent on cancer treatment

IBM and Samsung continually secure their positions at first and second spots, respectively. See previous week here. Ford, Intel, and Amazon complete the top 5…
October 24, 2018

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