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The 2026 Patent 300® List

The trusted ranking of the top 300 organizations leading in U.S. patenting.

What the Data Shows

Key Findings

A look beneath the rankings — where the world's biggest patent holders are concentrated, and which firms are surging.

168,228
Total U.S. patents granted to the top 300
21%
Held by just the top 10 organizations
20
Countries represented across the list
148
Patents needed to make the cutoff at #300

Samsung's commanding lead

Samsung Electronics ranks #1 with 7,519 patents — nearly 4.5% of all top-300 patents on its own, and well above #2 TSMC (4,232) and #3 Qualcomm (3,856). Adding Samsung Display (#6) pushes the Samsung family above 10,400 patents.

Asia rivals the U.S.

112 Asian-headquartered firms — Japan (61), China (25), Korea (15), and Taiwan (11) — nearly match the 124 U.S.-based companies on the list. Six of the top 10 are headquartered outside the United States.

Where the momentum is

Biggest year-over-year gainers point to where innovation is accelerating: Honor (+136%), ByteDance (+120%), Stellantis (+94%), and Fanuc (+68%) — reflecting China's continued patent push and the auto industry's tech transformation.

Stay informed with the Patent 300® list — a trusted ranking of leading patent holders. This essential resource is curated by the Harrity Patent Analytics team, which delivers data-driven insights and powerful tools to the IP community. See footnotes for updates to corporate tree changes in the 2026 list.

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Rank Organization Country 2025 US Patents YoY Change
1SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.KR7519▲ 12%
2TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. LTD.TW4232▲ 6%
3QUALCOMMUS3856▲ 10%
4HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.CN3480▲ 6%
5CANON K.K.JP2987▲ 13%
6SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.KR2924▲ 11%
7TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K.JP2907▲ 19%
8APPLE INC.US2856▼ 8%
9INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONUS2467▼ 11%
10DELL TECHNOLOGIESUS2445▲ 38%
11BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.CN2375▲ 19%
12ALPHABET INC.US2247▼ 13%
13LG ELECTRONICSKR2238▼ 16%
14HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYKR2219▲ 21%
15INTEL CORPORATIONUS2130▲ 9%
16RTX CORPORATIONUS2073▼ 6%
17SONY CORPORATIONJP2062▼ 15%
18MICROSOFT CORPORATIONUS1816▲ 2%
19PANASONIC CORPORATIONJP1648▼ 7%
20AMAZON.COM, INC.US1589▼ 6%
21TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSONSE1527▼ 0%
22HITACHI, LTD.JP1476▲ 5%
23MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.US1420▼ 25%
24JOHNSON & JOHNSONUS1308▼ 17%
25SK GROUPKR1301▲ 9%
26FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPJP1252▼ 2%
27TENCENT HOLDINGS LTDCN1184▲ 7%
28ROBERT BOSCH GMBHDE1143▲ 7%
29GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYUS1141▲ 19%
30MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.JP1134▼ 0%
31NEC CORPORATIONJP1116▼ 6%
32HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD.JP1109▲ 11%
33SIEMENS AGDE1058▲ 5%
34NOKIA CORPORATIONFI1056▲ 7%
35CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.US1046▼ 6%
36MEDTRONIC PLCIE1034▼ 13%
37SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONJP1018▼ 0%
38MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONJP1007▼ 3%
39CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONUS994▼ 13%
40LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.KR989▲ 50%
41GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYUS955▼ 2%
42FORD MOTOR COMPANYUS941▼ 15%
43LG DISPLAYKR939▲ 14%
44SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYSA919▼ 1%
44TCL CORPORATIONCN919▼ 19%
46TOSHIBA CORPORATIONJP896▼ 5%
47THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENTUS871▼ 8%
48NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP.JP837▼ 38%
49DENSO CORPORATIONJP819▼ 4%
50APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.US810▼ 10%
51TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDUS803▼ 17%
52THE BOEING COMPANYUS802▼ 4%
53HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.US791▼ 4%
54ZTE CORPORATIONCN768▲ 22%
55LENOVO GROUP LIMITEDCN762▲ 31%
56SNAP INC.US753▲ 3%
57NVIDIA CORPORATIONUS734▲ 31%
58THE BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONUS731▲ 6%
59WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATIONUS729▲ 9%
60INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGDE705▲ 6%
61ORACLE CORPORATIONUS704▼ 0%
62OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATIONCN691▲ 2%
63SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP666▼ 0%
64TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDJP645▲ 25%
65SHARP CORPORATIONJP640▼ 11%
66ADEIA INC.US633▲ 3%
67STMICROELECTRONICSCH627▼ 3%
68KYOCERA CORPORATIONJP623▼ 11%
69STRYKER CORPORATIONUS621▲ 7%
70KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.NL609▼ 15%
71SAFRAN S.A.FR607▼ 8%
72BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONUS604▼ 3%
73RUILI INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CO., LTD.CN602▼ 18%
74INTERDIGITALUS601▲ 16%
75BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYUS600▲ 1%
76HALLIBURTON COMPANYUS593▼ 8%
77SLBUS590▲ 10%
78VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONSCN584▲ 27%
79THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUS579▲ 7%
80THE HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANYUS572▼ 19%
81KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONJP560▼ 22%
81PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SEDE560▼ 6%
83TDK CORPORATIONJP549▲ 15%
84CORTEVA, INC.US547▲ 179%
85XIAOMI INC.CN546▲ 6%
86AIRBUS SENL540▲ 16%
87CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITEDCN536▲ 11%
88ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEKR532▲ 23%
89COMCAST CORPORATIONUS524▲ 3%
90T-MOBILE US, INC.US507▼ 14%
91SAP SEDE504▼ 4%
92DEERE & COMPANYUS500▲ 7%
93SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.JP492▼ 14%
94ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.US491▼ 10%
94BAYER AGDE491▲ 14%
96MEDIATEK INC.TW480▲ 30%
97AB VOLVOSE465▲ 17%
98ROCHE HOLDING AGCH462▲ 4%
99RICOH COMPANY LTD.JP457▼ 18%
100VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.US453▼ 11%
101BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP449▼ 30%
102AT&T INC.US442▲ 3%
103CATERPILLAR INC.US441▼ 7%
103TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITEDHK441▲ 8%
105SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICSKR434▲ 6%
106META PLATFORMS, INC.US430▼ 9%
107ECHOSTAR CORPORATIONUS427▲ 28%
108THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYUS425▼ 19%
109BASF SEDE422▼ 1%
110WELLS FARGO & COMPANYUS421▼ 22%
111BYTEDANCE LTD.CN419▼ 12%
112LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.KR412▲ 2%
113NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V.NL409▲ 33%
114SALESFORCE.COM, INC.US404▼ 12%
115ADOBE INC.US402▼ 2%
115CORNING INCORPORATEDUS402▼ 19%
1173M COMPANYUS393▲ 2%
118ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGDE382▼ 5%
119OLYMPUS CORPORATIONJP379▼ 11%
120HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.CN378▲ 136%
121INNOLUX CORPORATIONTW373▲ 21%
121THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESCN373▲ 11%
123NIKE, INC.US369▼ 16%
124SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGDE364▼ 3%
125BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AGDE363▲ 12%
126BROADCOM INC.US360▼ 31%
127LG CHEM, LTD.KR357▼ 21%
128RAKUTEN, INC.JP355▲ 119%
129HAIER GROUP CORP.CN354▲ 7%
129SUBARU CORPORATIONJP354▲ 18%
131ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLCGB350▲ 1%
132ABBOTT LABORATORIESUS347▼ 7%
132SANOFI S.A.FR347▲ 44%
134MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP346▼ 4%
135JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLCIE342▼ 15%
136CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNGDE341▼ 1%
137THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYUS337▼ 5%
138UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONTW336▲ 15%
139VALEO SAFR330▲ 23%
140THE FRENCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES AND ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (CEA)FR327▲ 8%
141NANYA TECHNOLOGYTW326▲ 30%
142SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.US324▲ 34%
143THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HP INC.)US322▼ 24%
144INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.US320▲ 5%
145KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSSA317▲ 20%
146REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.TW314▲ 21%
147DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP312▼ 4%
148STATE FARMUS310▼ 4%
149FRAUNHOFERDE309▼ 16%
150ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.US307▼ 12%
151GLOBUS MEDICALUS306▲ 8%
151NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.JP306▼ 14%
153GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.US305▲ 21%
154ABB LTDCH299▼ 14%
155THE FRENCH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHFR298▲ 18%
155YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.CN298▲ 20%
157DANAHER CORPORATIONUS297▲ 2%
158DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.US293▲ 3%
159NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONJP292▼ 8%
160MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYUS287▼ 1%
160THE UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)US287▼ 38%
162MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATIONJP283▼ 20%
163JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.US281▼ 9%
163ROHM COMPANY LIMITEDJP281▼ 14%
165FUJITSU LIMITEDJP280▲ 22%
166MAGNA INTERNATIONALCA277▼ 13%
166TATA SONS LTDIN277▲ 13%
168ASML HOLDING N.V.NL272▲ 22%
169BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.CN270▲ 120%
170TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.CH266▲ 13%
171CUMMINS INC.US265▼ 0%
172COMMSCOPE INC.US264▼ 28%
173ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.US263▲ 28%
174FANUC CORPORATIONJP259▲ 68%
175BAIDU, INC.CN256▼ 24%
175DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.US256▲ 144%
177VISA INC.US255▼ 28%
178CONTINENTAL AGDE254▼ 4%
178DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.TW254▲ 9%
180SIEMENS ENERGY AGDE252▼ 17%
180TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTDCN252▼ 2%
182ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYCN249▼ 6%
183SAMSUNG SDIKR242▲ 19%
184ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONUS241▼ 22%
185BAKER HUGHES COMPANYUS240▼ 16%
186THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMUS238▲ 1%
187BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLCGB237▲ 13%
187OMRON CORPORATIONJP237▼ 23%
189GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.US236▲ 22%
189MAGIC LEAP, INC.US236▼ 16%
191LAM RESEARCH CORPORATIONUS235▲ 39%
192SHIMADZU CORPORATIONJP232▼ 1%
193SIGNIFYNL231▼ 15%
194KUBOTA CORPORATIONJP230▲ 18%
195THE MANDO CORPORATIONKR229▲ 43%
196ASAHI KASEI CORPORATIONJP228▼ 0%
197EATON CORPORATIONUS222▼ 6%
198CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.NL221▼ 4%
198HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.TW221▲ 48%
198OPENTEXT CORPORATIONCA221▼ 2%
201KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.JP220▲ 8%
201MASS GENERAL BRIGHAMUS220▲ 7%
203AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.CN219▲ 39%
203TEXTRON INC.US219▼ 0%
205FORVIA SEFR216▲ 14%
206PURE STORAGE, INC.US215▼ 22%
207JFE HOLDINGS, INC.JP211▲ 28%
208ARM HOLDINGSGB208▼ 12%
208SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.JP208▼ 5%
210FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTDJP207▲ 19%
211ALTRIA GROUP, INC.US206▼ 9%
211PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALUS206▼ 6%
213BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.US205▼ 3%
213YAMAHA CORPORATIONJP205▲ 13%
213ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONUS205▲ 20%
216KONICA MINOLTA, INC.JP204▲ 1%
217STANFORD UNIVERSITYUS203▲ 5%
218WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONUS202▼ 19%
219COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN S.A.FR201▼ 24%
219RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLCUS201▲ 8%
221AMS-OSRAM AGAT200▼ 15%
222WAL-MART STORES, INC.US198▼ 26%
223APTIV PLCIE197▲ 1%
224ANALOG DEVICES, INC.US195▼ 10%
224MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.CN195▲ 2%
224NICHIA CORPORATIONJP195▼ 12%
227MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.US194▼ 3%
228SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYKR193▲ 44%
228THOMA BRAVO, LPUS193▼ 3%
230ALCONUS192▲ 39%
230EDWARDS LIFESCIENCESUS192▲ 4%
230SONOS, INC.US192▼ 7%
233PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.US191▼ 34%
233SMITH & NEPHEW PLCGB191▼ 5%
233THE MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AGDE191▲ 41%
233WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONTW191▲ 8%
237CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCN190▲ 34%
237SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDJP190▼ 12%
239BERKSHIRE HATHAWAYUS189▼ 5%
240MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDUS188▼ 24%
241KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYKR187▲ 2%
241OFINNO, LLCUS187▲ 13%
243INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTETW185▲ 36%
244ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYUS184▲ 2%
245ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITEDAU179▼ 14%
245RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONJP179▲ 8%
245SCHNEIDER ELECTRICFR179▲ 1%
245TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.IL179▲ 5%
249AGC INC.JP177▲ 27%
249INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY-RESEARCH COOPERATION FOUNDATIONUS177▲ 10%
249MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATIONJP177▲ 1%
252BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONJP176▲ 7%
252MINEBEAMITSUMI, INC.JP176▲ 33%
254AISIN CORPORATIONJP175▼ 14%
255HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.JP174▲ 3%
255TERUMO CORPORATIONJP174▲ 13%
255UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANUS174▲ 9%
258ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITEDCN173▲ 10%
258ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.US173▼ 9%
260ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.US172▲ 5%
260FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAADE172▼ 21%
260IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITYSA172▲ 562%
263PURDUE UNIVERSITYUS171▼ 20%
263STELLANTIS N.V.NL171▲ 94%
263THALES SAFR171▲ 33%
266KOMATSU LTD.JP170▼ 18%
267REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.US169▲ 3%
268INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLCGB168▼ 2%
269SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.CN167▼ 5%
269SYNOPSYS, INC.US167▲ 5%
269WISTRON CORPORATIONTW167▲ 70%
272FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.NL165▲ 101%
273ASM IP HOLDING B.V.NL164▲ 7%
273LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLCUS164▼ 9%
275LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANYUS161▼ 6%
275PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.US161▲ 49%
277NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITEDGB160▲ 25%
278MAKITA CORPORATIONJP158▲ 2%
278OSHKOSH CORPORATIONUS158▼ 5%
278THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICUS158▼ 16%
281BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEUS157▼ 2%
281LOREAL S.A.FR157▼ 14%
281TRUIST BANKUS157▲ 41%
284HARVARD UNIVERSITYUS156▼ 5%
284NETAPP, INC.US156▼ 5%
284THE SWATCH GROUP LTDCH156▼ 16%
287ECOLAB INC.US155▲ 3%
288CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.US154▼ 14%
289NIDEC CORPORATIONJP153▼ 42%
289YAZAKI CORPORATIONJP153▲ 7%
291IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLCGB152▲ 3%
291RAMBUS INC.US152▼ 7%
291SNOWFLAKE INC.US152▼ 26%
294ACCENTURE PLCIE151▼ 3%
294NCHAIN LTDCH151▲ 42%
294NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYUS151▲ 13%
297AMGEN INC.US150▲ 19%
297NIKON CORPORATIONJP150▼ 7%
299HENKEL AG & CO. KGAADE149▼ 3%
300JAPAN DISPLAY INC.JP148▼ 8%
300PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIESUS148▼ 6%
300WACOM CO., LTD.JP148▲ 11%

Footnotes Regarding Corporate Tree Changes

  • Samsung: This entity has been split into separate entities, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and Samsung SDI.
  • LG Corporation: This entity has been split into separate entities, including LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Energy Solution, LG Innotek, and LG Chem.
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