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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 11:10 IST

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There are many companies that apply for patents every year, including many in India, but which are the biggest companies in the world when it comes to securing patents?

Let's take a look at some companies that were granted most patents in 2012.

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A view of IBM headquarters at la Defense in Paris.
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International Business Machines

Country: United States

Patents granted: 6,478

Global rank: 1

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: An employee of Samsung Electronics walks past LED lighting drums displayed at a showroom in Seoul.
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Samsung Electronics

Country: South Korea

Patents granted: 5,081

Global rank: 2

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Canon's headquarters in Tokyo.
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Canon

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 3,174

Global rank: 3

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Sony's headquarters in Tokyo.
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Sony

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 3,032

Global rank: 4

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Panasonic's showroom in Tokyo.
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Panasonic

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 2,769

Global rank: 5

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Microsoft's headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris.
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Microsoft

Country: United States

Patents granted: 2,613

Global rank: 6

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Toshiba's headquarters in Tokyo.
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Toshiba

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 2,447

Global rank: 7

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Hong Hai headquarters in Tucheng, Taipei county, Taiwan.
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Hon Hai Precision Industry

Country: Taiwan

Patents granted: 2,013

Global rank: 8

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: GE Building, also known as 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in New York.
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General Electric

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,652

Global rank: 9

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Models pose next to a LG Electronics' OLED television in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters

LG Electronics

Country: South Korea

Patents granted: 1,624

Global rank: 10

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A man takes a look at Fujitsu's laptop at an electronics store in Tokyo.
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Fujitsu

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,535

Global rank: 11

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A view of Seiko Epson's TV in Tokyo.
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Seiko Epson

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,461

Global rank: 12

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A logo of Hitachi in Tokyo.
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Hitachi

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,436

Global rank: 13

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Ricoh headquarters in Tokyo.
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Ricoh

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,410

Global rank: 14

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Hewlett-Packard's Belgian headquarters in Diegem near Brussels.
Photographs: Thierry Roge/Reuters

Hewlett-Packard Development

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,394

Global rank: 15

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Detroit's skyline, including General Motors Global Headquarters, is seen along the Detroit River from Windsor, Canada.
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GM Global Technology Operations

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,377

Global rank: 16

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A view of Qualcomm's San Diego Campus in California.
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Qualcomm

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,292

Global rank: 17

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters

Intel

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,290

Global rank: 18

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Toyota's design centre building in Toyota, central Japan.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

Toyota Jidosha

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,285

Global rank: 19

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Broadcom's logo in Taipei, Taiwan.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Broadcom

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,157

Global rank: 20

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A photobooth at the headquarters of Google France in Paris.
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Google

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,151

Global rank: 21

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Apple

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,136

Global rank: 22

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Honda's headquarters in Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

Honda Motor

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,132

Global rank: 23

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: A Sharp booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Sharp

Country: Japan

Patents granted: 1,118

Global rank: 24

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25 companies granted most patents in 2012

Image: Xerox headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.
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Xerox

Country: United States

Patents granted: 1,050

Global rank: 25