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Top 100 Key Players companies in Open source
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2021

The Open source top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Open source Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
The open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public. The open-source movement in software began as a response to the limitations of proprietary code. The model is used for projects such as in open-source appropriate technology, and open-source drug discovery.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

South Korea

Germany

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 315
2
Sound View Innovations LLC
New Jersey, United States
Intellectual property
patent citation: 304
3
Box, Inc.
California, United States
File sharing,Cloud computing,Content management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 298
4
Spi Surgical, Inc.
United States
Dental Equipment
patent citation: 168
5
State Grid Corp. of China
Beijing Shi, China
Electric vehicle,Power grid,Total asset,
...[+2]
patent citation: 152
6
Neoris USA, Inc.
United States
Software development,Software Design and Development,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 150
7
2458487 Ontario, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Video game development,Suite
patent citation: 116
8
2236008 Ontario, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
patent citation: 116
9
The MathWorks, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,MATLAB,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 104
10
Rogue Wave Software, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Rogue wave,
...[+2]
patent citation: 96
11
Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Fujian Sheng, China
Offshore wind power,Wind power,Power transmission
patent citation: 83
12
State Grid Information & Communications Industry Grp Co. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Power transmission
patent citation: 82
13
State Grid Hebei Electric Power Co.
Hebei Sheng, China
Power transmission,Electricity
patent citation: 81
14
Rackspace US, Inc.
Texas, United States
Data processing,Cloud database,Data preparation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 77
15
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Projector,Electronics,Digital camera,
...[+2]
patent citation: 70
16
Open Labs, Inc.
Texas, United States
Music,Software,Computer music,
...[+1]
patent citation: 70
17
Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Saitama, Japan
patent citation: 70
18
Zhengzhou Yunhai Information Technology Co., Ltd.
China
patent citation: 66
19
BOE Hydis Technology Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Liquid-crystal display,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+1]
patent citation: 54
20
Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sheng, China
Computer hardware,Cloud data center,Graphics processing unit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 53
21
Avantia, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Software,Firm service,Quality assurance,
...[+2]
patent citation: 42
22
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bayern, Germany
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 38
23
OpenLogic, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Software,Open-source governance,Enterprise software
patent citation: 37
24
NEC Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 33
25
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 33
26
Inspur Software Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sheng, China
Computer network,Software,Systems design,
...[+1]
patent citation: 33
27
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 32
28
Zhejiang Hongcheng Computer System Co. Ltd.
China
patent citation: 32
29
ElectrifAi LLC
New Jersey, United States
Software,Predictive analytics,Big data,
...[+2]
patent citation: 28
30
China United Network Communications Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Wireless,Broadband communication,
...[+2]
patent citation: 27
31
China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications
patent citation: 27
32
Guangdong Canbo Electrical Co., Ltd.
China
Electronics
patent citation: 26
33
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Automotive engineering
patent citation: 25
34
Huizhou Foryou General Electronics Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Electronics,Automotive safety,Automotive software
patent citation: 24
35
East China Grid Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Shi, China
Power transmission,Electrical grid,Electricity
patent citation: 24
36
Cloud Sherpas, Inc.
United States
Cloud computing,Information technology consulting,Enterprise software
patent citation: 23
37
Nicira, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 23
38
Accenture Oy
Pirkanmaa, Finland
Professional services
patent citation: 23
39
Suzhou Inspur Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
China
patent citation: 23
40
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Maharashtra, India
Information technology consulting,Systems design,Certainty,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
41
White Source Ltd.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Software,Publishing
patent citation: 21
42
Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. Beijing
Beijing Shi, China
E-commerce,Music,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
patent citation: 20
43
Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry Group Co. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Mining engineering,Natural resource management,Shipbuilding,
...[+2]
patent citation: 20
44
Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
patent citation: 20
45
Red Hat, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Middleware,Operating system,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
46
Inspur Software Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sheng, China
Software,Peripheral,Enterprise management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
47
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Code division multiple access,Mobile device,5G,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
48
Telchina Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sheng, China
Construction engineering,Grid management,Intelligent lighting,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
49
Nubia Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Mobile phone,GSM,5G,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
50
Wangsu Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Cloud computing,Cloud database,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
51
NARI Technology Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Automation,Power transmission,Plug in hybrid electric vehicle,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
52
Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.
Gansu Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Core component,Home automation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
53
Le Holdings (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
patent citation: 18
54
Jiangsu Frontier Electric Technology Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Sheng, China
patent citation: 18
55
Inspur Group Ltd.
Shandong Sheng, China
Software,Information technology management,Protocol data unit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 17
56
Open Stream, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Integral,Telecommunications,Task management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 17
57
Shandong Inspur Commercial System Co. Ltd.
China
Software,Enterprise software
patent citation: 17
58
Beijing QIYI Century Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Publishing,Broadcasting
patent citation: 17
59
Caterpillar, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Turbine,Construction engineering,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 16
60
Suzhou Prism Colorful Information Technology Co. Ltd.
China
Information technology consulting
patent citation: 16
61
Gosuncn Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telematics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
62
Gosuncn
Jilin Sheng, China
Industrial engineering,Smart city,Traffic police,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
63
Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd
Henan Sheng, China
Cloud computing,Electronics,Customer relationship management
patent citation: 15
64
China Communication Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Algorithm,Intellectual property
patent citation: 15
65
Open Invention Network LLC
North Carolina, United States
Intellectual property,Enterprise software,Software vendor,
...[+1]
patent citation: 15
66
Changchun Jiacheng Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Jilin, China
patent citation: 15
67
Beijing Aiwei Electronic Technology Co.
China
Computer hardware,Electronics,Software
patent citation: 15
68
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
69
SAP SE
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Software,Cloud computing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
70
ZTE Corp.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
71
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
72
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
73
Hanweb Software Corp., Ltd.
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Software,Cloud storage,Enterprise software
patent citation: 13
74
Sap Srl
Livorno, Italy
Plastic molding
patent citation: 13
75
Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
Fujian Sheng, China
Electronics,Refrigeration,Annual growth rate,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
76
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Kentucky, United States
Defense attorney,Product liability,Tort,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
77
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
Washington, United States
Digital signage
patent citation: 12
78
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Semiconductor,Automation,Electronic component
patent citation: 12
79
Hisense Ltd.
HaMerkaz, Israel
Medical equipment,Breathing,Internet of Things,
...[+1]
patent citation: 12
80
Jiangsu Ruizhong Data Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Data processing,Cloud database
patent citation: 12
81
Nanya Technology Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Product design,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
82
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.
Texas, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Data processing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
83
Inspur Cloud Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sheng, China
Cloud computing,Software,Cloud database,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
84
Innovative Gaming Corp of America
Nevada, United States
Amusement,Cutlery
patent citation: 11
85
Enkisoft Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Software,Enterprise software
patent citation: 11
86
Shenzhen Danale Technologies Co. Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Software,Internet of Things,Enterprise software
patent citation: 11
87
Fujian Newland Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
Fujian Sheng, China
Software,Software engineering,Enterprise software,
...[+1]
patent citation: 11
88
Veracode, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
89
Sichuan Jiuzhou Electric Group Co. Ltd.
Sichuan Sheng, China
Guidance system
patent citation: 10
90
Open Source Storage LLC
California, United States
Enterprise software,Software,Web traffic,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
91
Quectel Wireless Solutions Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Shi, China
Wireless,GSM,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 9
92
China Standard Software Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Software,Peripheral
patent citation: 9
93
Jiangsu Fablesoft Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Software,Enterprise software
patent citation: 9
94
Zhuhai Gaoling Information Technology Co.,Ltd
Guangdong Sheng, China
Information technology,Information technology consulting,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 9
95
Guizhou Yihua Co. Ltd.
Guizhou Sheng, China
Fertilizer,Agriculture,Chemical engineering
patent citation: 9
96
Guangzhou Yamei Information Technology Co., Ltd.
China
patent citation: 9
97
KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES Ltd.
South Korea
Aerospace,Cloud database,Actuator,
...[+2]
patent citation: 8
98
Ericsson, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter,
...[+2]
patent citation: 8
99
Leviathan Entertainment LLC
Texas, United States
Film industry
patent citation: 8
100
Beijing Shibo Digital Tv Technology Co. Ltd.
China
patent citation: 8

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