{"id":45683,"date":"2024-01-09T09:38:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/digital-science-announces-ifi-claims-annual-rankings-samsung-leads-again-in-u-s-patents-while-qualcomm-leaps-into-second-place-overall-grants-dip-3-4\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T09:38:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:38:56","slug":"digital-science-announces-ifi-claims-annual-rankings-samsung-leads-again-in-u-s-patents-while-qualcomm-leaps-into-second-place-overall-grants-dip-3-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/digital-science-announces-ifi-claims-annual-rankings-samsung-leads-again-in-u-s-patents-while-qualcomm-leaps-into-second-place-overall-grants-dip-3-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Science announces IFI CLAIMS annual rankings: Samsung leads again in U.S. patents while Qualcomm leaps into second place; overall grants dip 3.4%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-body-container\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan.  09, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; U.S. patent grants declined 3.4% from 2022, the lowest level since 2019, and Samsung held onto the top spot for the second year in a row according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=jDCog3Lt8A68mEbnpTJCKK1zq-R225g9WOqCDcyjlgimvSn_T11voUs5G1bxO-HFS69Q6KZ_PXTPihhoPkCRtsk1xWHIRVYJi1tQk_gMgmZDyfrh2iSYGgLGsTVuVXAG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IFI CLAIMS Patent Services\">IFI CLAIMS Patent Services<\/a>, world leader in tracking patent application and grant data.<\/p>\n<p>IFI CLAIMS Patent Services is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=glY3tsgyWSmeiWsHf74cZBwkbk3y9DPmd4-10BeuqmJ4LVuKusHkCS1WLL5j9KQBXZyIIjzS7aBwWeTj1GHGGO92ycR_RJ4yaYIb7GSxcq4=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Digital Science\">Digital Science<\/a> company that compiles and tracks data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and other patent-issuing agencies around the globe. IFI translates its world-leading data into an annual <strong>U.S. Top 50<\/strong> and <strong>IFI Global 250<\/strong> patent rankings, providing valuable insights into companies\u2019 R&amp;D activity.<\/p>\n<p>Other findings in IFI\u2019s latest rankings include patent powerhouse chipmakers rising higher in 2023 and a new all-time high in U.S. patent applications. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=GQBZva9uAgQNtHiQ2rQP1IIoxWL0oLOSGf7htoItQrGMM4QAXGzve014PvObotaCVETmtjyz5-o2vEopL5hqgQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Qualcomm\">Qualcomm<\/a> ascended into second place, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=vjtQho1P9-4myUqPZ_HRPbNLsFvRFIRa6rxXl5iOPDUNQ-GOj0tdGS0mhjfE0_E45NrGw7Qg_kF6NPDovmhshA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"TSMC\">TSMC<\/a> rose to third\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=7ESnLpqgiX2BY_w_Kn0T2FeqJ7C58ylmwIQyAK0QEuRTbpghkHnq5sxzP-fzzfmoghtY45ADqfGgu0oIeaUr-oxyxRbr90W75SDUQSJBTBmrUUgEUYTfX-EuM8ZTMxM6nLIgCaGmHhypd5_JcKeUUcuS0LULJ2TQd0giW3qfqS0=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>according to the 2023 U.S. Top 50 Ranking<\/strong><\/a>\u2014ahead of IBM, which had previously held the top spot for 29 years running, until last year when it was unseated by Samsung. U.S. patent applications turned up in 2023 to 418,111, a slight rise over 2022, but a new record, nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe backlog for patent applications at the USPTO has been growing over the last couple of years,\u201d said <strong>Ronald Kratz<\/strong>, CEO of IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. \u201cThey now have more than 750,000 unexamined applications, which could explain why grants are down. But applications are at an all-time high, an encouraging sign of innovation in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>To see the yearly rankings, trends, and insights published today from the world\u2019s most trusted patent data provider, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=BafXcKsE7UyK2Wq2Wgw_SluKRjd7l-ZKECOBQThNd7NMCX-YMAR16_41meGKnnXAcy-1Ow-jFQghetL6Lkp4SaV9bQfAHL7XDuGMT3lj_KAZLnf5skerJmVxZliZavsU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>visit the IFI website<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An overview of IFI\u2019s analysis:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8pt;\">2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=lkCpuztzJ3_n9sUsWUt5trptNQMfjqjtlZm8ygYxbWHaeE5ES5Ohe0ObwHHGjt-jl2hni5JJlR2_bNy0bRWPU4d165JndPQOnoOaUJ3Mh5U=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Top 50\">Top 50<\/a>, a list of the leading 50 recipients of U.S. grants<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8pt;\">2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=xGbNqeB2NMx_1FL0-UVtkFDYGEx11ctbKxA3zpUAQbFAN_xcGbvhy0jMSLExehIgmAXJciDY2b04kqakM9ES4cMqOD4tp8GfFGEg7AtiiL7A5--YvMgGAqSmnRC3v6Cb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Global 250\">Global 250<\/a>, a ranking of the largest active patent holders around the world<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8pt;\">analysis of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=L5NxHRqghM08MaGUqGQGiqnaicIxN81fIIt-Jn5PUm44cBiXohYZc-f7z9AqCSM5-Roy9Hgk8eE89Q0iqnq8-dMsfx44wujH17HV7u--lZoj5otDl7Ip1if39ggl8gb-RfTiwXcufXwrcEcyhmMsFQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies\">Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies<\/a>, measured by patent application activity over the past five years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More patents to U.S. companies; fewer to companies in Japan, South Korea, China<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The USPTO awarded slightly less than half of the total patent pie to <strong>U.S.-based companies<\/strong>, which was up 4.8% from the previous year. American corporations earned 149,522 patents, nearly four times as many as <strong>Japan<\/strong> (39,228), in second place. <strong>South Korea<\/strong>, <strong>China<\/strong>, and <strong>Germany<\/strong> finished out the top five, all of them showing decreases in awards over the previous year. Japan (-15.6%), China (-12.5%), and Germany (-15%) dropped dramatically. As a result of China\u2019s decline, it fell back down to fourth place from its third-place perch the previous year. Of the top ten countries earning patent grants, only the U.S., Taiwan, and Canada saw increases in 2023 over 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank and patent filings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=K9KMB78de6x0BTgVnW7QS4RV_EIJrTy2L59bTDm9rTdDY_xlQpWn5M89zHI4VI9TFHGCGRZcQjdAr1808mLYOg==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Samsung\">Samsung<\/a> retained its number-one ranking, U.S. patent awards for the company decreased by 1.3% to 6,165 from 6,248 last year. Qualcomm climbed five rungs into second place with 3,854 patents, an increase of 47% over the previous year. And TSMC comes in third with 3,687 patents, up 22%. IBM\u2019s ranking ticked down as its patent numbers declined in 2023 to 3,658 from 4,398 the previous year\u2014a result of the company\u2019s continued implementation of a strategy toward \u201cmore selective\u201d patenting.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest gainers in rank were VMWare, (+63), Snap (+34), and Capital One (+21). The most dramatic decline was recorded by HP (-25) as patent grants were cut in half compared to 2022. A side note for stock watchers following The Magnificent Seven, the tech companies Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla that were responsible for the lion\u2019s share of the S&amp;P 500\u2019s breathtaking surge: just four of them made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=jDCog3Lt8A68mEbnpTJCKI4yL9Df7G62E6cLFxqbKljV41929Ob9rELGi29wChHds9ZDUf_3ciHRKXYNFxJtLsxfwwjtewCFGHaExoHEKBaZ6WlPPju4ghQU_zrNqB2Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IFI\u2019s Top 50\">IFI\u2019s Top 50<\/a> cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntangible assets are becoming more and more valuable corporate holdings, but the balance sheet doesn\u2019t exactly capture that,\u201d said Kratz. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s important to dig into the details of the patent position for highly innovative companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fastest Growing Technologies: autonomous vehicles ride again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fastest growing technology in 2023 is Autonomous Vehicles, which rose 38.3% over the past five years\u2014the second year in a row that this technology has taken the pole position. IFI\u2019s ranking is based on patent applications\u2014a proxy for what is around the bend\u2014and Toyota, Honda, and Waymo are the companies paving the way in the autonomous arena. Other technologies that are growing quickly: both electrical smoking devices (CAGR 35.8%) and conventional cigarettes (CAGR 23.2%), quantum computing (CAGR 23.5%), and laundry control systems (CAGR 21.6%).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike our other rankings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=CSLieaVanSNJc1GZn3I96rKmr4Hf7REF6jeTUNNjrFyyEAd0m5IPGArQt-c65v2_zCzXQE5HatOgUQINhiwrf5o5kUQ429hwrIO2bp5PMSqv8lqvjPfOlP4OJr7hbqk_qVP6PpyCh-Dd2xc7jo3x-LYjHrjhdYBkDQQhtnZp_B0=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies\">Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies<\/a> is based on a five-year growth rate, not high patent count,\u201d said Kratz. \u201cIt\u2019s more of a window into which technologies are attracting R&amp;D attention right now and which companies stand to benefit in the future from patent protection in those spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For active inventions, Panasonic and Japan remain on top<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Japanese electronics company Panasonic held first place on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=jDCog3Lt8A68mEbnpTJCKLdSh9KMaQc1NjlpprP0ZBHaADXF2GzyC_ndPxxmcfV1p4dur1VeJgyH_pMfIjJmN7ksUGg0XRNRCnumPX8XR2Xf6FVlwzd4kkvN7grcJ-Hm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IFI\u2019s Global\">IFI\u2019s Global <\/a>250 list with 94,337 patent families, followed by Samsung and Hitachi. A patent \u201cfamily\u201d is a term used to represent the group of patents held around the world to protect a single invention. As such, \u201cfamily\u201d is used to denote a single invention.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Japanese companies holding spots on the list is 36.4%, more than a third. The U.S. and China each occupy roughly 20% of the placements with 52 and 51 companies, respectively. No U.S. company claimed a Top 10 spot in this ranking; the three highest appearances from American companies are IBM, coming in at 16, with 43,033 active patent families, followed by Microsoft (ranked 27), and GE (40).<\/p>\n<p>Patent activity provides valuable insight into companies\u2019 R&amp;D activity for researchers, analysts, and investors. Often the true value of a company lies with its intellectual properties, so examining patent assets is a key tool in gauging the intangible assets of publicly traded companies. It speaks to productivity, technological efficiency and IP strategy, and frequently reveals technology trends and the competitive landscape within various industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To create your own analysis, visit the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=jDCog3Lt8A68mEbnpTJCKIn28LI9weXVDfg6YAiktnQyPWqiYQVdsr81NpaAyqdpV6QsDaKLMojHO2LoiLpz0WWgZtYDcdw8NiA2kjFdRvxLR3Ar3HiPTuLRzWdkALQ6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>IFI CLAIMS Live 1000<\/strong><\/a><strong>, a free tool which uses data from the top 1000 companies that received patents across multiple countries and patent jurisdictions.<\/strong> The tool shows live data and offers interactive features that allow users to create and sort their own lists using a variety of filters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About IFI CLAIMS Patent Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IFI CLAIMS Patent Services uses a proprietary data architecture to produce the industry\u2019s most accurate patent database. The CLAIMS Direct platform allows for the easy integration of applications, other data sets, and analysis software. Headquartered in New Haven, Conn., with a satellite office in Barcelona, Spain, IFI CLAIMS is part of Digital Science, a digital research technology company based in London. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=z8Fsah7IAWdVGxJXsyk2dIT_51IywVvRzrFSZzD7eJaoq9FwR53UxAOFjXXyAoKjJQdaqkD5-ISo_yQjSWM3iIEuicE_YvpsS65LS2RLA3U=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.ificlaims.com\">www.ificlaims.com<\/a> and follow IFI on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=QOb6emSwZVFuFWf4MzYAEHOjzz_9izrRQ05didHWvqrBaQSgMO0YvaJE2_4MiNI-rpc1YdJefimpsX9WH1HSy-nv1AqMlHiYQt8rXJbRVMopS8exkymOuUd82SNzqWqT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"LinkedIn\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Digital Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Digital Science is an AI-focused technology company providing innovative solutions to complex challenges faced by researchers, universities, funders, industry and publishers. We work in partnership to advance global research for the benefit of society. Through our brands \u2013 Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, ReadCube, Symplectic, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, Overleaf, Writefull, OntoChem, Scismic and metaphacts \u2013 we believe when we solve problems together, we drive progress for all. 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