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THE 2025 PATENT 300® LIST

Stay informed with the Patent 300® list – a trusted ranking of leading patent holders. This essential resource, from Harrity Patent Analytics, highlights trends, statistics, and the innovators shaping the future.

Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Flag 9304 3%
2 LG CORPORATION Flag 5156 25%
3 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. LTD. Flag 4010 8%
4 QUALCOMM Flag 3489 -10%
5 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Flag 3285 44%
6 APPLE INC. Flag 3115 22%
7 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION Flag 2774 -30%
8 ALPHABET INC. Flag 2698 6%
9 CANON K.K. Flag 2654 -17%
10 TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. Flag 2428 -10%
11 SONY CORPORATION Flag 2424 18%
12 RTX CORPORATION Flag 2047 -4%
13 INTEL CORPORATION Flag 2018 -9%
14 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. Flag 1993 18%
15 DELL TECHNOLOGIES Flag 1888 -6%
16 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. Flag 1869 -16%
17 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Flag 1836 -11%
18 MICROSOFT CORPORATION Flag 1781 -7%
19 PANASONIC CORPORATION Flag 1769 39%
20 AMAZON.COM, INC. Flag 1688 -7%
21 JOHNSON & JOHNSON Flag 1590 7%
22 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON Flag 1530 27%
23 HITACHI, LTD. Flag 1425 31%
24 NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. Flag 1347 74%
25 FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP Flag 1281 13%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
26 NEC CORPORATION Flag 1187 34%
27 MEDTRONIC PLC Flag 1182 -13%
28 SK GROUP Flag 1165 0%
29 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Flag 1139 27%
30 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Flag 1132 10%
30 TCL CORPORATION Flag 1132 119%
32 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Flag 1127 -11%
33 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Flag 1110 -15%
34 TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD Flag 1109 58%
35 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH Flag 1059 8%
36 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION Flag 1043 27%
37 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Flag 1029 -5%
38 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Flag 1017 -11%
39 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. Flag 996 -13%
40 SIEMENS AG Flag 988 3%
41 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Flag 966 -1%
42 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY Flag 959 10%
43 TOSHIBA CORPORATION Flag 951 -2%
44 SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY Flag 930 -10%
45 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Flag 919 -3%
46 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. Flag 911 -4%
47 NOKIA CORPORATION Flag 897 38%
48 DENSO CORPORATION Flag 849 15%
49 THE BOEING COMPANY Flag 832 -3%
50 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Flag 816 -12%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
51 SNAP INC. Flag 736 13%
52 RUILI INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CO., LTD. Flag 732 196%
53 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. Flag 720 10%
54 KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION Flag 719 5%
55 SHARP CORPORATION Flag 714 27%
56 ORACLE CORPORATION Flag 707 -14%
57 KYOCERA CORPORATION Flag 702 -2%
58 THE BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION Flag 688 7%
59 OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION Flag 675 30%
60 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. Flag 666 50%
60 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION Flag 666 -1%
62 SAFRAN S.A. Flag 660 29%
63 HALLIBURTON COMPANY Flag 651 -12%
64 STMICROELECTRONICS Flag 649 -6%
65 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG Flag 648 -9%
66 BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. Flag 643 1%
67 ZTE CORPORATION Flag 634 80%
68 KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY Flag 631 490%
69 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION Flag 616 19%
69 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG Flag 616 -10%
71 PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE Flag 601 6%
72 ADEIA INC. Flag 597 17%
73 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Flag 593 16%
74 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED Flag 586 10%
75 STRYKER CORPORATION Flag 576 10%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
76 SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. Flag 574 23%
77 NVIDIA CORPORATION Flag 561 13%
78 RICOH COMPANY LTD. Flag 559 -3%
79 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. Flag 545 9%
80 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Flag 540 -1%
81 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY Flag 536 -3%
82 SAP SE Flag 523 0%
82 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Flag 523 7%
84 THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HP INC.) Flag 521 -25%
85 JAPAN DISPLAY INC. Flag 520 1%
86 CORNING INCORPORATED Flag 519 -5%
87 SLB Flag 517 23%
88 BROADCOM INC. Flag 516 -31%
89 COMCAST CORPORATION Flag 515 -2%
90 TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED Flag 513 -7%
91 INTERDIGITAL Flag 507 38%
92 XIAOMI INC. Flag 502 9%
93 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED Flag 484 82%
94 TDK CORPORATION Flag 477 -15%
95 META PLATFORMS, INC. Flag 474 -48%
96 VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Flag 472 75%
97 CATERPILLAR INC. Flag 471 -6%
98 BYTEDANCE LTD. Flag 470 10%
99 AIRBUS SE Flag 468 -9%
100 DEERE & COMPANY Flag 465 -10%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
101 THE UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) Flag 460 17%
102 SALESFORCE.COM, INC. Flag 456 -30%
103 ROCHE HOLDING AG Flag 446 3%
104 NIKE, INC. Flag 439 -4%
105 THE HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY Flag 434 -14%
106 ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Flag 432 9%
107 AT&T INC. Flag 431 -20%
108 BAYER AG Flag 427 33%
109 OLYMPUS CORPORATION Flag 426 52%
110 BASF SE Flag 420 26%
111 SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Flag 412 -18%
112 ADOBE INC. Flag 411 -15%
113 TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED Flag 404 22%
114 AB VOLVO Flag 403 35%
114 ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG Flag 403 6%
116 COMMSCOPE INC. Flag 400 -7%
117 3M COMPANY Flag 398 25%
118 JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC Flag 391 -9%
119 ABBOTT LABORATORIES Flag 387 12%
120 SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG Flag 373 33%
121 MEDIATEK INC. Flag 370 -6%
122 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. Flag 365 -34%
123 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. Flag 360 13%
124 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Flag 357 38%
125 FRAUNHOFER Flag 356 26%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
125 NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. Flag 356 17%
127 VISA INC. Flag 355 -4%
128 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. Flag 350 5%
129 ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC Flag 345 -9%
130 CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG Flag 342 32%
131 BAIDU, INC. Flag 338 -46%
132 ECHOSTAR CORPORATION Flag 334 -5%
132 THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Flag 334 24%
134 HAIER GROUP CORP. Flag 331 31%
135 ROHM COMPANY LIMITED Flag 328 26%
136 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. Flag 325 30%
137 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG Flag 324 30%
138 NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Flag 321 52%
139 MAGNA INTERNATIONAL Flag 319 -8%
139 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V. Flag 319 -25%
141 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. Flag 316 3%
142 STATE FARM Flag 314 14%
143 ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Flag 310 -11%
144 FUJITSU LIMITED Flag 309 -40%
145 INNOLUX CORPORATION Flag 308 9%
146 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Flag 306 28%
146 OMRON CORPORATION Flag 306 38%
148 BAKER HUGHES COMPANY Flag 305 -18%
149 SIEMENS ENERGY AG Flag 304 35%
150 SUBARU CORPORATION Flag 300 8%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
151 THE FRENCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES AND ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (CEA) Flag 299 17%
152 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Flag 295 -19%
153 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION Flag 293 -6%
154 PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. Flag 290 -9%
155 ABB LTD Flag 289 6%
156 DANAHER CORPORATION Flag 287 7%
157 GLOBUS MEDICAL Flag 284 20%
158 WAL-MART STORES, INC. Flag 282 5%
159 MAGIC LEAP, INC. Flag 281 -12%
160 PURE STORAGE, INC. Flag 274 9%
161 DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. Flag 273 15%
161 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Flag 273 8%
163 JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. Flag 270 -3%
163 SIGNIFY Flag 270 89%
165 VALEO SA Flag 269 29%
166 COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN S.A. Flag 266 28%
166 ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY Flag 266 45%
168 CUMMINS INC. Flag 265 -3%
169 CONTINENTAL AG Flag 264 12%
169 KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS Flag 264 23%
171 NIDEC CORPORATION Flag 263 32%
172 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. Flag 259 -10%
172 THE FRENCH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Flag 259 16%
174 TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD Flag 257 -13%
175 NANYA TECHNOLOGY Flag 251 -14%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
176 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Flag 249 -26%
176 YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES Flag 249 30%
178 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Flag 245 -17%
178 TATA SONS LTD Flag 245 15%
180 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. Flag 242 0%
181 SANOFI S.A. Flag 241 13%
182 GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Flag 237 26%
183 EATON CORPORATION Flag 236 -3%
183 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Flag 236 -2%
185 SHIMADZU CORPORATION Flag 234 27%
185 TE CONNECTIVITY LTD. Flag 234 0%
185 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM Flag 234 -1%
188 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION Flag 232 8%
189 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. Flag 230 -25%
190 OPENTEXT CORPORATION Flag 228 -3%
191 ALTRIA GROUP, INC. Flag 227 9%
192 CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V. Flag 226 -12%
193 AMS-OSRAM AG Flag 224 20%
194 ASML HOLDING N.V. Flag 223 -10%
194 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED Flag 223 -11%
196 NICHIA CORPORATION Flag 221 -18%
196 XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION Flag 221 -17%
198 MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD. Flag 219 -18%
199 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Flag 218 5%
200 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL Flag 217 113%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
200 TEXTRON INC. Flag 217 -28%
202 FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAA Flag 216 33%
203 SAMSUNG SDI Flag 215 -18%
204 ANALOG DEVICES, INC. Flag 214 -18%
205 PURDUE UNIVERSITY Flag 213 8%
206 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. Flag 212 15%
207 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC Flag 210 63%
208 ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED Flag 208 -2%
208 OFINNO, LLC Flag 208 41%
210 KOMATSU LTD. Flag 207 36%
211 SONOS, INC. Flag 206 -1%
211 ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Flag 206 72%
213 HKC CORPORATION LIMITED Flag 205 25%
213 MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM Flag 205 -10%
215 INTUIT INC. Flag 203 -19%
215 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. Flag 203 39%
217 AISIN CORPORATION Flag 202 -1%
217 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Flag 202 -11%
217 KONICA MINOLTA, INC. Flag 202 12%
220 SMITH & NEPHEW PLC Flag 201 23%
220 SNOWFLAKE INC. Flag 201 -6%
222 APTIV PLC Flag 199 -11%
222 STANFORD UNIVERSITY Flag 199 0%
224 CORTEVA, INC. Flag 197 -43%
225 KUBOTA CORPORATION Flag 195 34%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
226 GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. Flag 194 -27%
226 LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC Flag 194 143%
228 AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. Flag 192 11%
229 MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD. Flag 191 38%
229 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. Flag 191 9%
229 THOMA BRAVO, LP Flag 191 1%
232 CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION Flag 190 -13%
233 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Flag 188 16%
233 EXXON MOBIL Flag 188 -21%
233 FORVIA SE Flag 188 -9%
236 RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC Flag 186 45%
237 THE SWATCH GROUP LTD Flag 184 2%
238 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. Flag 183 -32%
238 LOREAL S.A. Flag 183 10%
240 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC Flag 182 10%
241 YAMAHA CORPORATION Flag 181 -6%
242 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION Flag 180 13%
242 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Flag 180 0%
244 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Flag 179 6%
244 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Flag 179 -20%
244 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. Flag 179 -12%
247 BAE SYSTEMS PLC Flag 177 17%
247 WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Flag 177 -9%
249 KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Flag 176 22%
250 SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. Flag 175 -1%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
251 FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD Flag 174 12%
252 ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO., LTD. Flag 173 1%
253 LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY Flag 172 0%
254 VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S Flag 171 49%
255 HARVARD UNIVERSITY Flag 170 -9%
255 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Flag 170 -16%
255 ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Flag 170 9%
258 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. Flag 169 37%
258 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION Flag 169 61%
258 RAMBUS INC. Flag 169 6%
261 EBAY INC. Flag 167 -40%
261 OSHKOSH CORPORATION Flag 167 37%
263 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. Flag 164 4%
263 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Flag 164 66%
263 JFE HOLDINGS, INC. Flag 164 49%
263 NETAPP, INC. Flag 164 5%
263 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Flag 164 14%
268 INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY-RESEARCH COOPERATION FOUNDATION Flag 162 14%
268 NIKON CORPORATION Flag 162 7%
268 RAKUTEN, INC. Flag 162 74%
271 THE MERCK GROUP Flag 161 -1%
272 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Flag 160 -14%
272 HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD. Flag 160 125%
274 SYNOPSYS, INC. Flag 159 9%
275 ALLSTATE CORPORATION Flag 158 19%
Rank Organization Country 2024 US Patents YoY Change
275 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES Flag 158 -21%
277 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Flag 157 12%
277 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Flag 157 15%
279 MAKITA CORPORATION Flag 155 7%
279 PIXART IMAGING INC. Flag 155 3%
281 ACCENTURE PLC Flag 154 -12%
281 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED Flag 154 -25%
281 FANUC CORPORATION Flag 154 -43%
281 KOREA TOBACCO & GINSENG CORPORATION Flag 154 367%
285 ASM IP HOLDING B.V. Flag 153 15%
285 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. Flag 153 10%
285 TERUMO CORPORATION Flag 153 -13%
288 HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA Flag 152 22%
289 ECOLAB INC. Flag 150 4%
290 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Flag 149 16%
291 ILLUMINA, INC. Flag 148 3%
291 IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC Flag 148 -18%
293 THE MANDO CORPORATION Flag 147 110%
293 THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK Flag 147 15%
295 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB Flag 145 11%
295 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. Flag 145 4%
295 YAHOO Flag 145 7%
298 AURORA INNOVATION, INC. Flag 143 -15%
299 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Flag 142 -7%
299 CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Flag 142 84%
299 YAZAKI CORPORATION Flag 142 -24%
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What is the Patent 300® List?
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