According to a recently released list of the top patentees in 2024 from Harrity LLP, Samsung and LG were the top two patentees in 2024 in the U.S with 9,304 and 5,156 U.S. patents respectively. The top mainland China patentee was Huawei at #5 with 3,285 U.S. patent, up 44% from 2023. Other top Chinese patentees include BOE Technologies at #14 with 1,993 patents, up 18%.; TCL Corp at #30 with 1,132 patents, and Tencent with 1,109 patents. The top 10 mainland Chinese patentees saw significant growth year-on-year with almost all showing double or triple digit growth.
Top 10 U.S. Patentees
|
Rank |
Organization |
2024 U.S. Patents |
YoY Change |
|
1 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
9304 |
3% |
|
2 |
LG CORPORATION |
5156 |
25% |
|
3 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. LTD. |
4010 |
8% |
|
4 |
QUALCOMM |
3489 |
-10% |
|
5 |
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
3285 |
44% |
|
6 |
APPLE INC. |
3115 |
22% |
|
7 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
2774 |
-30% |
|
8 |
ALPHABET INC. |
2698 |
6% |
|
9 |
CANON K.K. |
2654 |
-17% |
|
10 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. |
2428 |
-10% |
Top 10 U.S. Patentees from Mainland China
|
Rank |
Organization |
2024 U.S. Patents |
YoY Change |
|
5 |
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
3285 |
44% |
|
14 |
BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. |
1993 |
18% |
|
30 |
TCL CORPORATION |
1132 |
119% |
|
34 |
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD |
1109 |
58% |
|
52 |
RUILI INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CO., LTD |
732 |
196% |
|
59 |
OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION |
675 |
30% |
|
67 |
ZTE CORPORATION |
634 |
80% |
|
74 |
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED |
586 |
10% |
|
92 |
XIAOMI INC. |
502 |
9% |
|
93 |
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED |
484 |
82% |
