Top 100 Key Players companies in Hyperlink by Most Patent Filings in the world in 2020 – Discovery

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The Hyperlink top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filings Hyperlink Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2020, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

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1	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 434
2	Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC	Washington, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 208
3	Google LLC	California, United States	Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine, ...[+2]	Patent: 176
4	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 94
5	Microsoft Corp.	Washington, United States	Software,Operating system,Cloud computing, ...[+2]	Patent: 61
6	Microsoft International Holdings BV	Netherlands		Patent: 61
7	BT Group Plc	United Kingdom	Telecommunications,Broadband,Network security, ...[+2]	Patent: 37
8	British Telecommunications Plc	United Kingdom	Mobile phone,Special purpose entity,Broadband	Patent: 37
9	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	Patent: 36
10	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	Patent: 36
11	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
12	Koninklijke Philips NV	Noord-Holland, Netherlands	Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging, ...[+2]	Patent: 30
13	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	Patent: 30
14	Dynamic Network Services, Inc.	New Hampshire, United States	Cloud computing,Application firewall,Software as a service, ...[+2]	Patent: 30
15	Oracle America, Inc.	California, United States	Cytidine monophosphate,Information technology consulting,Systems design	Patent: 30
16	Citrix Systems, Inc.	Florida, United States	Virtualization,Software as a service,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 28
17	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	Nevada, United States		Patent: 28
18	NEC Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Virtualization,Big data,Network security, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
19	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
20	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Semiconductor,Microprocessor, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
21	Yahoo	Virginia, United States	Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
22	@pay IP Holdings LLC	Delaware, United States		Patent: 27
23	Panasonic Holdings Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 24
24	Matsushita Electronics Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player, ...[+2]	Patent: 24
25	Apple, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
26	Adobe, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
27	BlackBerry Ltd.	Ontario, Canada	Wireless,Software,Embedded system, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
28	AT&T, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
29	PayPal, Inc.	California, United States	Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
30	Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.	Chiba, Japan	Electronics,Inkjet printing,Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
31	AT&T IPM Corp.	United States		Patent: 22
32	Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH	Switzerland	Information retrieval,Software as a service,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
33	Thomson Licensing SAS	Île-de-France, France	Patent licensing,Electronics	Patent: 21
34	Ericsson, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
35	Sony Group Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Music, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
36	SAP SE	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Software,Cloud computing,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
37	Xerox Holdings Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Computer hardware,Software,Digital document, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
38	Xerox Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
39	Motorola, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Telecommunications,Mobile phone,Broadband, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
40	Sap Srl	Livorno, Italy	Plastic molding	Patent: 19
41	Meta Platforms, Inc.	California, United States	Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation, ...[+2]	Patent: 18
42	ServiceNow, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Software as a service,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 18
43	Disney Enterprises, Inc.	California, United States	Intellectual property	Patent: 18
44	Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.	Texas, United States	Process management,Computer hardware,Electronics	Patent: 18
45	Brother Industries, Ltd.	Aichi, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Digital printing, ...[+2]	Patent: 17
46	Hewlett-Packard Development Co.	Beijing Shi, China	Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit, ...[+2]	Patent: 17
47	Siemens AG	Bayern, Germany	Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
48	Nokia Oyj	Southern Finland, Finland	Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
49	Nuance Communications, Inc.	Massachusetts, United States	Software,Artificial intelligence,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
50	OpenTV, Inc.	California, United States	Digital television,Software,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
51	Siemens SA	Madrid, Spain	Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine, ...[+1]	Patent: 16
52	Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Software development,Software,Software as a service, ...[+1]	Patent: 16
53	Coupang Corp.	Seoul, South Korea	Software,The Internet,Telephone number, ...[+2]	Patent: 15
54	Verizon Patent & Licensing, Inc.	New York, United States		Patent: 15
55	Oath, Inc.	New York, United States	Advertising,Search engine optimization,Publishing, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
56	MindArrow Systems, Inc.	California, United States	Sales management,Automation,Relationship marketing, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
57	ActiveMaps, Inc.	California, United States	Cellular network	Patent: 14
58	WatchPoint Media, Inc.	Massachusetts, United States	Software	Patent: 13
59	Google Technology Holdings LLC	Delaware, United States		Patent: 13
60	General Electric Co.	Massachusetts, United States	Energy management,Turbine,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
61	ZTE Corp.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
62	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Wireless,Software,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
63	Lucent Technologies, Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Software,Telecommunications,Private network, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
64	Genetec Corp.	Yamanashi, Japan	Software,Building automation,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
65	Vibrant Media, Inc.	New York, United States	Advertising,Content delivery network,Brand experience, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
66	MessageLabs Ltd.	United Kingdom	Software,Enterprise software,Secure communication, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
67	Barefruit Ltd.	United Kingdom	Capital outlay,Systems design,Advertising	Patent: 12
68	IBM United Kingdom Ltd.	Hampshire, United Kingdom	Semiconductor,Data processing,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 12
69	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	Patent: 11
70	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 11
71	VeriSign, Inc.	Virginia, United States	Network security,Computer security,E-commerce, ...[+2]	Patent: 11
72	Yodlee, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Mobile device,Account aggregation, ...[+2]	Patent: 11
73	Innotive	South Korea	Shopping mall,Sales management	Patent: 11
74	Intellectual Ventures I LLC	Delaware, United States	Asset management	Patent: 11
75	Rovi Technologies Corp.	California, United States	Information retrieval,Software as a service,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 11
76	Ricoh Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper, ...[+2]	Patent: 10
77	Acer, Inc.	Taiwan Province, China	Computer hardware,Projector,Peripheral, ...[+2]	Patent: 10
78	SK Telecom Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Telecommunications,Chaebol,5G, ...[+2]	Patent: 10
79	Oppo	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Mobile device,Image sensor, ...[+2]	Patent: 10
80	Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Mobile phone,Telecommunications,Terminal equipment, ...[+2]	Patent: 10
81	Benefitfocus.com, Inc.	South Carolina, United States	Enterprise software,Software,Software development, ...[+2]	Patent: 10
82	STARTUP TAI Technologies, Inc.	United States	Operational intelligence,Software,Network security, ...[+1]	Patent: 10
83	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		Patent: 10
84	Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited Co.	Switzerland		Patent: 10
85	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
86	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Computer hardware,Electronics,Wireless connectivity, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
87	Telenor ASA	Akershus, Norway	Telecommunications,Satellite,Broadcasting, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
88	Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Centrifugal fan,Automation,Manufacturing engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
89	Sanako Oy	Western Finland, Finland	Software,Classroom management,Digital media, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
90	Alcatel-Lucent S A	Île-de-France, France	Trust network,Software,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
91	IBM France SASU	IF, FR	Computer programming,Information technology consulting,Systems design	Patent: 9
92	Symtec, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Conditioning equipment,Refrigeration	Patent: 9
93	CIT GmbH	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Document management system	Patent: 9
94	Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP	Texas, United States	Peripheral,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
95	WorldSpace Systems Corp.	United States	Digital radio,Telecommunications,Digital audio, ...[+2]	Patent: 9
96	Sharp Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 8
97	eBay, Inc.	California, United States	E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction, ...[+2]	Patent: 8
98	Seiko Epson Corp.	Nagano, Japan	Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 8
99	Inventec Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Computer hardware,Software,Peripheral, ...[+2]	Patent: 8
100	Sierra Wireless, Inc.	British Columbia, Canada	Mobile device,Wireless,Mobile computing, ...[+2]	Patent: 8