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

The Synonym top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Synonym Key Players in the United States. 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
FICO
California, United States
Big data,Software,Predictive analytics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,029
3
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,501
4
West Services, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Refrigeration,Conditioners
patent citation: 1,179
5
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Washington, United States
Franchise agreement
patent citation: 723
6
Blucora, Inc.
Texas, United States
Data processing,Public accounting,Native advertising,
...[+2]
patent citation: 289
7
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 285
8
VeriSign, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Network security,Computer security,E-commerce,
...[+2]
patent citation: 234
9
Dynamic Network Services, Inc.
New Hampshire, United States
Cloud computing,Application firewall,Software as a service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 152
10
Oracle America, Inc.
California, United States
Cytidine monophosphate,Information technology consulting,Systems design
patent citation: 152
11
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Nevada, United States
patent citation: 118
12
UpToDate, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Clinical Practice,Point of care,Medical equipment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 108
13
Getty Images, Inc.
Washington, United States
Photography,Digital media,Music,
...[+2]
patent citation: 100
14
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 90
15
Xerox Holdings Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Software,Digital document,
...[+2]
patent citation: 87
16
Xerox Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group,
...[+2]
patent citation: 87
17
PayPal, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 86
18
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Texas, United States
Information technology consulting,Systems design,Computer security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 78
19
BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Texas, United States
Drug,Medical equipment,Camptothecin,
...[+2]
patent citation: 73
20
Liaison Technologies, Inc.
United States
Software,Data integration,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 59
21
Clarabridge, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Social media,Experience management,Text mining,
...[+2]
patent citation: 57
22
Interactions LLC
Massachusetts, United States
Machine learning,Information technology consulting,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 47
23
Interactions Corp. /Old/
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Publishing
patent citation: 47
24
Smith Corona Corp.
New York, United States
Mechanical calculator,Ribbon,Barcode,
...[+1]
patent citation: 43
25
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 35
26
Motorola, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Telecommunications,Mobile phone,Broadband,
...[+2]
patent citation: 32
27
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Recruitment Activity,Payroll,Professional employer organization,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
28
Commissure, Inc.
New York, United States
Commissure,Software,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
29
Inmon Data Systems
Colorado, United States
patent citation: 31
30
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Publishing
patent citation: 29
31
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Artificial intelligence,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 23
32
Cielo, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Skills management,Petroleum,Diesel engine
patent citation: 23
33
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Alabama, United States
Publishing
patent citation: 22
34
Oath, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Search engine optimization,Publishing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
35
Quigo Technologies, Inc.
New York, United States
Contextual advertising,Advertising,Search engine optimization
patent citation: 21
36
Branded Entertainment Network, Inc.
California, United States
Photography,Advertising,Branded entertainment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
37
Amdahl Corp.
California, United States
Peripheral,Computer hardware,Software,
...[+1]
patent citation: 19
38
3M Co.
Minnesota, United States
Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
39
WiseNut, Inc.
California, United States
Software as a service,Enterprise software,Software development,
...[+2]
patent citation: 17
40
Scientific Learning Corp.
California, United States
Publishing,Educational software,Language education
patent citation: 15
41
Cerner Innovation, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Information retrieval,Software as a service,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
42
Salesforce, Inc.
California, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Software as a service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
43
Twitter, Inc.
California, United States
Short Message Service,Social media,Communications system,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
44
Upland Software, Inc.
Texas, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Cloud database,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
45
Hulu LLC
California, United States
Digital rights,IPTV,Internet video,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
46
Micro Focus LLC (California)
California, United States
patent citation: 11
47
eBay, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
48
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
49
Daegis, Inc.
Texas, United States
Software,Data management,Big data,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
50
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC
Delaware, United States
Information technology
patent citation: 8
51
Click Group, Inc.
California, United States
Advertising
patent citation: 7
52
Ares Venture Finance LP
New York, United States
patent citation: 7
53
U.S. Philips Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
patent citation: 7
54
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
patent citation: 6
55
Soft Machines, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software development,Software,
...[+1]
patent citation: 6
56
Robert Bosch Corp.
Michigan, United States
Shopping mall,Truck
patent citation: 6
57
Airbnb, Inc.
California, United States
Accommodation,Price point,Financial transaction,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5
58
Access Innovations, Inc.
New Mexico, United States
Software,Bibliographic record,Control vocabulary,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5
59
Rovi Guides, Inc.
California, United States
Advertising,Digital media,Publishing
patent citation: 5
60
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
61
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
62
Noble Systems Corp.
United States
Telecommunications,Call centre,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
63
Cloud Sherpas, Inc.
United States
Cloud computing,Information technology consulting,Enterprise software
patent citation: 3
64
Invention Machine Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
65
JD.com American Technologies Corp.
California, United States
Biotechnology,Agriculture,Fishery,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
66
Baidu USA LLC
California, United States
Software as a service,Enterprise software,Software development,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
67
eNIC Corp.
Washington, United States
Broadband,Telecommunications
patent citation: 3
68
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC
Arizona, United States
Information technology consulting,Systems design
patent citation: 2
69
Gamalon, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Machine learning,Enterprise software,
...[+1]
patent citation: 2
70
GE Lumination LLC
Ohio, United States
Electricity generation,Electronics
patent citation: 2
71
MicroStrategy, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Software,Business intelligence,Software as a service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
72
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
New York, United States
Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
73
SoundHound, Inc.
California, United States
Speech recognition,Artificial intelligence,Machine learning,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
74
Grammarly, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Digital writing,Blog network,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
75
Ericsson, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
76
Verizon Patent & Licensing, Inc.
New York, United States
patent citation: 1
77
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
78
Caterpillar, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Turbine,Construction engineering,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
79
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
80
KLA Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
81
DHI Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Social network,Cataclysmic variable star,Renting
patent citation: 0
82
Walmart Labs
California, United States
E-commerce,Mobile device,Categorization,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
83
Tableau Software LLC
Washington, United States
Software,Big data,Digital media,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
84
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Prescription drug,Medicine,Stroke,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
85
BloomReach, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Natural language processing,Machine learning,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
86
Art Technology Group, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Enterprise software,E-commerce,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
87
Ebates, Inc.
California, United States
Shopping mall,E-commerce
patent citation: 0
88
Ampere Computing LLC
California, United States
Computer hardware,Ampere,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
89
Valent BioSciences Corp.
Illinois, United States
Biopesticide,Pesticide,Soil treatment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
90
Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.
Hawaii, United States
Software development,Chemical production,Algae,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
91
HRL Laboratories LLC
California, United States
Physical security,Search engine,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
92
Sabre, Inc.
Indiana, United States
Forging,Screw,Metal
patent citation: 0
93
Ushur, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Machine learning,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
94
Contivo, Inc.
California, United States
Data integration,Business-to-business,Data center,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0
95
Pace, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Analytical Testing,Nondestructive testing,Biological Testing
patent citation: 0
96
Torre Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Social network
patent citation: 0
97
Powerset, Inc.
California, United States
Natural language processing,Search engine
patent citation: 0
98
Media Rights Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Intellectual property,Software,Digital content
patent citation: 0
99
Sabre GLBL, Inc.
Texas, United States
Software,Reservation system,Software as a service,
...[+1]
patent citation: 0
100
Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP
Texas, United States
Peripheral,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 0

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