Top Patent Filers
Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2025Top Patent Filers - December 2025
Rankings of the top companies receiving patent grants in December 2025. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. led with 437 patents out of 20,409 total grants.
Summary
20,409
Total patent grants this period
Top Filers
1.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.
Electricity, Physics, Human Necessities
KR
4372.
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Electricity, Physics, Operations & Transport
US
2083.
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.
Electricity, Physics, Human Necessities
CN
1784.
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO.
Electricity, Physics, Chemistry & Metallurgy
KR
1745.
APPLE
Physics, Electricity, Human Necessities
US
1596.
DELL PRODUCTS
Physics, Electricity, Human Necessities
US
1427.
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Operations & Transport, Physics, Electricity
JP
1248.
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Electricity, Physics, Operations & Transport
TW
1239.
HYUNDAI MOTOR
Operations & Transport, Electricity, Physics
KR
12010.
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Physics, Electricity, Operations & Transport
JP
12011.
LG ELECTRONICS
Electricity, Physics, Textiles & Paper
KR
11912.
GOOGLE
Physics, Electricity, Human Necessities
US
10513.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
Physics, Electricity, Mechanical Engineering
US
10014.
INTEL
Electricity, Physics
US
9915.
LG DISPLAY CO.
Physics, Electricity, Chemistry & Metallurgy
KR
8516.
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
Physics, Electricity, Textiles & Paper
US
8317.
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES
Physics, Electricity, Operations & Transport
US
8218.
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Electricity, Physics
SE
7819.
MICRON TECHNOLOGY
Physics, Electricity, Operations & Transport
US
7520.
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
Electricity, Operations & Transport, Physics
JP
6921.
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
Operations & Transport, Electricity, Physics
US
6122.
HONDA MOTOR CO.
Operations & Transport, Electricity, Physics
JP
5923.
FUJIFILM
Physics, Human Necessities, Electricity
JP
5924.
LG ENERGY SOLUTION
Electricity, Physics, Operations & Transport
KR
5725.
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Electricity, Physics
FI
55By Country
United States
9,459(46.3%)
China
2,418(11.8%)
Japan
2,301(11.3%)
South Korea
1,683(8.2%)
Germany
832(4.1%)
Taiwan
702(3.4%)
Switzerland
354(1.7%)
France
320(1.6%)
United Kingdom
291(1.4%)
Canada
244(1.2%)
Sweden
216(1.1%)
Netherlands
166(0.8%)
Italy
158(0.8%)
Israel
157(0.8%)
Singapore
128(0.6%)
Australia
122(0.6%)
Finland
110(0.5%)
Saudi Arabia
104(0.5%)
Denmark
83(0.4%)
Ireland
76(0.4%)
By Technology Sector
Physics(G)
5,253(25.7%)
Electricity(H)
5,069(24.8%)
Human Necessities(A)
3,078(15.1%)
Operations & Transport(B)
2,462(12.1%)
Chemistry & Metallurgy(C)
1,198(5.9%)
Mechanical Engineering(F)
1,000(4.9%)
Fixed Constructions(E)
456(2.2%)
Textiles & Paper(D)
73(0.4%)
Published December 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Data source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)