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Top 100 Key Players companies in Synonym
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2020

The Synonym top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Synonym 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.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

South Korea

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: 2,270
2
Fair Isaac Corp.
MT, US
Software,Decision management,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,029
3
FICO
California, United States
Big data,Software,Predictive analytics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,029
4
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,501
5
West Services, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Refrigeration,Conditioners
patent citation: 1,179
6
Hitachi Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,036
7
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Washington, United States
Franchise agreement
patent citation: 723
8
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
patent citation: 577
9
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 311
10
Blucora, Inc.
Texas, United States
Data processing,Public accounting,Native advertising,
...[+2]
patent citation: 289
11
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 285
12
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 285
13
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 281
14
VeriSign, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Network security,Computer security,E-commerce,
...[+2]
patent citation: 234
15
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center,
...[+2]
patent citation: 190
16
Sharp Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 188
17
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.
Chiba, Japan
Electronics,Inkjet printing,Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser,
...[+2]
patent citation: 158
18
Dynamic Network Services, Inc.
New Hampshire, United States
Cloud computing,Application firewall,Software as a service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 152
19
Oracle America, Inc.
California, United States
Cytidine monophosphate,Information technology consulting,Systems design
patent citation: 152
20
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Power grid,Association (object-oriented programming),Electricity,
...[+2]
patent citation: 143
21
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 122
22
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 122
23
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Nevada, United States
patent citation: 118
24
IHS Global Ltd.
United Kingdom
Asset management
patent citation: 109
25
UpToDate, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Clinical Practice,Point of care,Medical equipment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 108
26
Getty Images, Inc.
Washington, United States
Photography,Digital media,Music,
...[+2]
patent citation: 100
27
Matrikon, Inc.
Alberta, Canada
Enterprise software
patent citation: 96
28
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 90
29
Xerox Holdings Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Software,Digital document,
...[+2]
patent citation: 87
30
Xerox Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group,
...[+2]
patent citation: 87
31
PayPal, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 86
32
Idilia, Inc.
Quebec, Canada
Social media,Advertising,Software as a service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 85
33
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Texas, United States
Information technology consulting,Systems design,Computer security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 78
34
BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Texas, United States
Drug,Medical equipment,Camptothecin,
...[+2]
patent citation: 73
35
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Aichi, Japan
Computer hardware,Electronics,Digital printing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 70
36
Institute For Information Industry
Taiwan Province, China
Facial recognition system,Information industry,Artificial intelligence,
...[+2]
patent citation: 68
37
Bridgewell Incorporated
Taiwan Province, China
Machine learning,Content management,Software
patent citation: 67
38
SAP SE
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Software,Cloud computing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 62
39
Sap Srl
Livorno, Italy
Plastic molding
patent citation: 62
40
Liaison Technologies, Inc.
United States
Software,Data integration,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 59
41
Clarabridge, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Social media,Experience management,Text mining,
...[+2]
patent citation: 57
42
National Institute of Information & Communications Technology
Tokyo, Japan
Information and Communications Technology,Association (object-oriented programming)
patent citation: 57
43
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Province, China
Computer hardware,Electronics,Wireless connectivity,
...[+2]
patent citation: 55
44
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Call centre,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 47
45
Interactions LLC
Massachusetts, United States
Machine learning,Information technology consulting,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 47
46
Interactions Corp. /Old/
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Publishing
patent citation: 47
47
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 43
48
Smith Corona Corp.
New York, United States
Mechanical calculator,Ribbon,Barcode,
...[+1]
patent citation: 43
49
TextDigger, Inc.
California, United States
Search engine,Mining engineering,Findability,
...[+2]
patent citation: 39
50
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Kyoto, Japan
Remote control,Humanoid robot,Robot,
...[+2]
patent citation: 39
51
Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Beijing Shi, China
Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 38
52
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Electronics,Publishing,Publication,
...[+2]
patent citation: 36
53
Dainippon Printing Co. Ltd.
Japan
patent citation: 36
54
Language Network (Wuhan) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Hubei Sheng, China
patent citation: 36
55
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 35
56
NTT DATA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Software,Social infrastructure,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
patent citation: 34
57
Motorola, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Telecommunications,Mobile phone,Broadband,
...[+2]
patent citation: 32
58
ROW2 Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Chemical industry,Chemical engineering,Biology,
...[+1]
patent citation: 32
59
FUJIFILM Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
60
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Recruitment Activity,Payroll,Professional employer organization,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
61
Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Technology transfer,Electronic business,Venture capital,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
62
Commissure, Inc.
New York, United States
Commissure,Software,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
63
Inmon Data Systems
Colorado, United States
patent citation: 31
64
Seiko Epson Corp.
Nagano, Japan
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 30
65
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Publishing
patent citation: 29
66
JustSystems Corp.
British Columbia, Canada
Software,Information technology consulting,XML,
...[+2]
patent citation: 28
67
KT Corp.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Internet of Things,Broadband,
...[+2]
patent citation: 25
68
Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
patent citation: 25
69
Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shi, China
Robot,Automotive engineering,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 24
70
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Artificial intelligence,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 23
71
Cielo, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Skills management,Petroleum,Diesel engine
patent citation: 23
72
Cannac
Tokyo, Japan
Software development,Software
patent citation: 23
73
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Alabama, United States
Publishing
patent citation: 22
74
Oath, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Search engine optimization,Publishing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
75
Canon Software, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Software,Information technology consulting,Information processing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
76
Toshiba Digital Solutions Corp.
Kanagawa, Japan
Fog computing,Information technology consulting,Systems design,
...[+1]
patent citation: 21
77
Quigo Technologies, Inc.
New York, United States
Contextual advertising,Advertising,Search engine optimization
patent citation: 21
78
Guangdong Liwei Network Technology Co. Ltd.
China
patent citation: 21
79
Mitsubishi Kogyo KK
Japan
patent citation: 21
80
NAVER Corp.
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Search engine,Internet of Things,Mobile content,
...[+2]
patent citation: 20
81
WizCom Technologies Ltd.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Dyslexia
patent citation: 20
82
Shanghai Haiyizhi Information Technology Co., Ltd.
China
patent citation: 20
83
Branded Entertainment Network, Inc.
California, United States
Photography,Advertising,Branded entertainment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
84
Amdahl Corp.
California, United States
Peripheral,Computer hardware,Software,
...[+1]
patent citation: 19
85
Toshiba Solutions Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Phospholemman,Information technology consulting,Systems design
patent citation: 19
86
Nubia Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Mobile phone,GSM,5G,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
87
3M Co.
Minnesota, United States
Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
88
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
89
Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. Beijing
Beijing Shi, China
E-commerce,Music,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
90
Pace Micro Technology Plc
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Digital television,Retail market,Telecommunications
patent citation: 18
91
Yahoo Japan Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Habit,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
patent citation: 17
92
LogoVista Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Software,Enterprise software
patent citation: 17
93
WiseNut, Inc.
California, United States
Software as a service,Enterprise software,Software development,
...[+2]
patent citation: 17
94
Inha University Research & Business Foundation
South Korea
Industrial engineering
patent citation: 16
95
Ricoh Technosystems Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
patent citation: 16
96
BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Production line,Electronic visual display,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
97
Boe Innovation Investment Co. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Intelligent interface,Semiconductor,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
98
Scientific Learning Corp.
California, United States
Publishing,Educational software,Language education
patent citation: 15
99
Cerner Innovation, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Information retrieval,Software as a service,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
100
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
patent citation: 14

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