2017's Top 100 - Companies Granted most US Patents

The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2017 was 351,406, up 5.3 percent from 2016. The percent change for an individual company could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and many other factors. Patents granted to parent and subsidiary companies are combined in many instances. Citius Minds makes reasonable efforts to avoid errors, but cannot guarantee accuracy.

This list of organizations that received the most U.S. utility patents is being published by Citius Minds for the 2nd consecutive year. The list for 2016 is available here. It is based on data obtained from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.