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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.

168,031
Total U.S. patents granted to the top 300
21%
Held by just the top 10 organizations
19
Countries represented across the list
146
Patents needed to make the cutoff at #300

Samsung's commanding lead

Samsung Electronics ranks #1 with 7,526 patents — nearly 4.5% of all top-300 patents on its own, and comfortably ahead of #2 TSMC (4,233), #3 Qualcomm (3,925), #4 Huawei (3,482), and #5 Canon (2,988).

Asia rivals the U.S.

114 Asian-headquartered firms — Japan (61), China (25), Korea (16), and Taiwan (12) — nearly match the 125 U.S.-based companies on the list. Six of the top 10 are headquartered outside the United States.

Where the momentum is

The five fastest-growing organizations on the list point to where innovation is accelerating: Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (+562%), Corteva (+180%), Digital Global Systems (+144%), Honor (+138%), and Beijing Zitiao (+120%) — spanning academia, agriculture, wireless, and consumer electronics.

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.KR7526▲ 12%
2TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. LTD.TW4233▲ 6%
3QUALCOMMUS3925▲ 10%
4HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.CN3482▲ 6%
5CANON K.K.JP2988▲ 13%
6SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.KR2925▲ 12%
7TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K.JP2908▲ 19%
8APPLE INC.US2854▼ 8%
9INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONUS2467▼ 11%
10DELL TECHNOLOGIESUS2445▲ 38%
11BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.CN2374▲ 19%
12ALPHABET INC.US2249▼ 13%
13LG ELECTRONICSKR2237▼ 16%
14HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYKR2218▲ 21%
15INTEL CORPORATIONUS2137▲ 9%
16SONY CORPORATIONJP2062▼ 15%
17RTX CORPORATIONUS1958▼ 5%
18MICROSOFT CORPORATIONUS1816▲ 2%
19PANASONIC CORPORATIONJP1644▼ 7%
20AMAZON.COM, INC.US1591▼ 6%
21TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSONSE1527▼ 0%
22HITACHI, LTD.JP1476▲ 4%
23MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.US1422▼ 24%
24JOHNSON & JOHNSONUS1343▼ 16%
25SK GROUPKR1291▲ 10%
26FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPJP1252▼ 2%
27TENCENT HOLDINGS LTDCN1184▲ 7%
28ROBERT BOSCH GMBHDE1142▲ 7%
29GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYUS1141▲ 19%
30MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.JP1135▼ 1%
31NEC CORPORATIONJP1116▼ 6%
32HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD.JP1109▲ 11%
33SIEMENS AGDE1064▲ 6%
34NOKIA CORPORATIONFI1055▲ 7%
35CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.US1046▼ 6%
36MEDTRONIC PLCIE1035▼ 13%
37SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONJP1018▼ 0%
38MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONJP1007▼ 3%
39CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONUS996▼ 13%
40LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.KR989▲ 50%
41GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYUS956▼ 2%
42FORD MOTOR COMPANYUS942▼ 15%
43LG DISPLAYKR940▲ 14%
44SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYSA920▼ 1%
45TCL CORPORATIONCN919▼ 19%
46TOSHIBA CORPORATIONJP890▼ 6%
47THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENTUS872▼ 8%
48NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP.JP837▼ 38%
49DENSO CORPORATIONJP819▼ 4%
50APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.US810▼ 10%
51THE BOEING COMPANYUS803▼ 4%
51TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDUS803▼ 17%
53HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.US780▼ 3%
54ZTE CORPORATIONCN768▲ 22%
55SNAP INC.US752▲ 2%
56LENOVO GROUP LIMITEDCN749▲ 30%
57ORACLE CORPORATIONUS744▲ 1%
58NVIDIA CORPORATIONUS735▲ 31%
59THE BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONUS731▲ 6%
60WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATIONUS729▲ 10%
61INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGDE705▲ 6%
62OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATIONCN691▲ 2%
63SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP666▼ 0%
64TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDJP645▲ 25%
65SHARP CORPORATIONJP641▼ 11%
66ADEIA INC.US636▲ 2%
67STMICROELECTRONICSCH626▼ 4%
68STRYKER CORPORATIONUS621▲ 7%
69KYOCERA CORPORATIONJP620▼ 12%
70KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.NL612▼ 14%
71SAFRAN S.A.FR607▼ 8%
72BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONUS605▼ 4%
73INTERDIGITALUS603▲ 13%
74RUILI INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CO., LTD.CN602▼ 18%
75BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYUS600▲ 1%
76SLBUS595▲ 11%
77HALLIBURTON COMPANYUS593▼ 8%
78VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONSCN584▲ 27%
79THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUS580▲ 7%
80THE HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANYUS572▼ 19%
81KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONJP560▼ 22%
82PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SEDE558▼ 7%
83CORTEVA, INC.US548▲ 180%
84XIAOMI INC.CN547▲ 7%
85AIRBUS SENL541▲ 17%
86TDK CORPORATIONJP540▲ 14%
87CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITEDCN536▲ 10%
88ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEKR527▲ 24%
89COMCAST CORPORATIONUS520▲ 3%
90SAP SEDE504▼ 4%
90T-MOBILE US, INC.US504▼ 14%
92DEERE & COMPANYUS501▲ 7%
93ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.US500▼ 10%
94SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.JP492▼ 14%
95BAYER AGDE491▲ 14%
96MEDIATEK INC.TW480▲ 30%
97AB VOLVOSE465▲ 17%
98ROCHE HOLDING AGCH462▲ 4%
99RICOH COMPANY LTD.JP457▼ 18%
100CATERPILLAR INC.US456▼ 5%
101BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP449▼ 30%
102AT&T INC.US442▲ 3%
103TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITEDHK441▲ 8%
104SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICSKR434▲ 6%
105META PLATFORMS, INC.US431▼ 9%
106THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYUS425▼ 19%
107WELLS FARGO & COMPANYUS421▼ 22%
107BASF SEDE421▼ 1%
109BYTEDANCE LTD.CN419▼ 12%
110LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.KR412▲ 2%
111NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V.NL410▲ 33%
112SALESFORCE, INC.US404▼ 12%
113ADOBE INC.US402▼ 2%
114CORNING INCORPORATEDUS401▼ 19%
115VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.US395▼ 9%
1163M COMPANYUS393▲ 2%
117ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGDE382▼ 5%
118HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.CN380▲ 138%
119OLYMPUS CORPORATIONJP379▼ 11%
120THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESCN373▲ 11%
120INNOLUX CORPORATIONTW373▲ 21%
122NIKE, INC.US369▼ 16%
123SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGDE363▼ 3%
123BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AGDE363▲ 12%
125BROADCOM INC.US360▼ 31%
126LG CHEM, LTD.KR358▼ 21%
127RAKUTEN, INC.JP355▲ 119%
128SUBARU CORPORATIONJP354▲ 18%
128HAIER GROUP CORP.CN354▲ 7%
130ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLCGB350▲ 1%
131ABBOTT LABORATORIESUS348▼ 7%
132SANOFI S.A.FR346▲ 44%
133MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP345▼ 4%
134JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLCIE342▼ 15%
135CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNGDE341▼ 1%
136UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONTW336▲ 15%
136THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYUS336▼ 5%
138VALEO SAFR330▲ 23%
139THE FRENCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES AND ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (CEA)FR328▲ 9%
140NANYA TECHNOLOGYTW326▲ 30%
141SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.US324▲ 34%
142THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HP INC.)US322▼ 24%
143INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.US320▲ 5%
144KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSSA317▲ 20%
145REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.TW314▲ 21%
146DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.JP313▼ 4%
147STATE FARMUS310▼ 4%
148FRAUNHOFERDE309▼ 16%
149NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.JP307▼ 13%
149ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.US307▼ 12%
151GLOBUS MEDICALUS306▲ 8%
152GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.US305▲ 21%
153ABB LTDCH299▼ 14%
154YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.CN298▲ 19%
155DANAHER CORPORATIONUS297▲ 2%
155THE FRENCH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHFR297▲ 18%
157NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONJP293▼ 9%
158ECHOSTAR CORPORATIONUS292▲ 6%
159DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.US291▲ 2%
160THE UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)US287▼ 38%
161MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYUS286▼ 2%
162MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATIONJP283▼ 20%
163ROHM COMPANY LIMITEDJP281▼ 14%
163JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.US281▼ 9%
165TATA SONS LTDIN277▲ 13%
166MAGNA INTERNATIONALCA276▼ 13%
167ASML HOLDING N.V.NL272▲ 22%
168BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.CN271▲ 120%
169TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.CH266▲ 13%
170COMMSCOPE INC.US264▼ 28%
171ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.US263▲ 28%
172CUMMINS INC.US261▼ 0%
173FANUC CORPORATIONJP259▲ 68%
174BAIDU, INC.CN257▼ 24%
175DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.US256▲ 144%
176VISA INC.US255▼ 28%
177CONTINENTAL AGDE254▼ 4%
177DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.TW254▲ 9%
179TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTDCN252▼ 2%
179SIEMENS ENERGY AGDE252▼ 18%
181FUJITSU LIMITEDJP248▲ 8%
182ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYCN246▼ 7%
183SAMSUNG SDIKR242▲ 19%
183ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONUS242▼ 22%
185THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMUS240▲ 2%
185BAKER HUGHES COMPANYUS240▼ 16%
187BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLCGB237▲ 13%
187OMRON CORPORATIONJP237▼ 23%
187MAGIC LEAP, INC.US237▼ 16%
190GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.US236▲ 22%
191LAM RESEARCH CORPORATIONUS235▲ 39%
192SHIMADZU CORPORATIONJP232▼ 1%
193SIGNIFYNL231▼ 15%
194KUBOTA CORPORATIONJP230▲ 18%
195THE MANDO CORPORATIONKR228▲ 42%
196ASAHI KASEI CORPORATIONJP227▼ 1%
197EATON CORPORATIONUS223▼ 6%
198OPENTEXT CORPORATIONCA221▼ 2%
198CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.NL221▼ 4%
200MASS GENERAL BRIGHAMUS220▲ 7%
200AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.CN220▲ 39%
202HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.TW219▲ 47%
202TEXTRON INC.US219▼ 0%
202KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.JP219▲ 8%
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%
213KONICA MINOLTA, INC.JP205▲ 1%
213ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONUS205▲ 20%
213YAMAHA CORPORATIONJP205▲ 13%
216AMS-OSRAM AGAT204▼ 19%
217STANFORD UNIVERSITYUS202▲ 5%
217WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONUS202▼ 19%
219RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLCUS201▲ 8%
220COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN S.A.FR199▼ 25%
221WAL-MART STORES, INC.US198▼ 26%
222APTIV PLCIE196▼ 0%
223ANALOG DEVICES, INC.US195▼ 10%
223MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.CN195▲ 2%
223NICHIA CORPORATIONJP195▼ 12%
223MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.US195▼ 3%
227SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYKR192▲ 43%
227EDWARDS LIFESCIENCESUS192▲ 4%
227SONOS, INC.US192▼ 7%
227ALCONUS192▲ 39%
231PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.US191▼ 34%
231WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONTW191▲ 8%
231SMITH & NEPHEW PLCGB191▼ 5%
231THE MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AGDE191▲ 41%
235CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCN190▲ 34%
236OFINNO, LLCUS189▲ 11%
236SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDJP189▼ 11%
236BERKSHIRE HATHAWAYUS189▼ 5%
239KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYKR188▲ 3%
239MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDUS188▼ 24%
241INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTETW185▲ 36%
242ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYUS183▲ 2%
243ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITEDAU179▼ 14%
243SCHNEIDER ELECTRICFR179▲ 1%
243RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONJP179▲ 8%
246INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY-RESEARCH COOPERATION FOUNDATIONUS177▲ 10%
246AGC INC.JP177▲ 27%
248MINEBEAMITSUMI, INC.JP176▲ 33%
248BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONJP176▲ 7%
248MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATIONJP176▼ 0%
251AISIN CORPORATIONJP175▼ 14%
252UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANUS174▲ 9%
252HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.JP174▲ 3%
252TERUMO CORPORATIONJP174▲ 13%
255ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITEDCN173▲ 10%
255ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.US173▼ 9%
257ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.US172▲ 5%
257REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.US172▲ 5%
257THALES SAFR172▲ 33%
257IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITYSA172▲ 562%
257FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAADE172▼ 21%
262PURDUE UNIVERSITYUS171▼ 20%
263KOMATSU LTD.JP170▼ 18%
264INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLCGB169▼ 1%
265BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.US168▼ 10%
266SYNOPSYS, INC.US167▲ 5%
266SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.CN167▼ 5%
268WISTRON CORPORATIONTW166▲ 69%
269FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.NL165▲ 101%
270ASM IP HOLDING B.V.NL164▲ 7%
270THOMA BRAVO, LPUS164▼ 7%
272LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLCUS162▼ 10%
273LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANYUS161▼ 6%
273PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.US161▲ 49%
275OSHKOSH CORPORATIONUS159▼ 6%
276THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICUS158▼ 16%
276MAKITA CORPORATIONJP158▲ 2%
278LOREAL S.A.FR157▼ 14%
278TRUIST BANKUS157▲ 41%
280NETAPP, INC.US156▼ 5%
280THE SWATCH GROUP LTDCH156▼ 16%
280HARVARD UNIVERSITYUS156▼ 5%
283NIDEC CORPORATIONJP154▼ 42%
283CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.US154▼ 14%
285YAZAKI CORPORATIONJP153▲ 7%
286RAMBUS INC.US152▼ 7%
286SNOWFLAKE INC.US152▼ 26%
286IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLCGB152▲ 3%
289NIKON CORPORATIONJP151▼ 7%
289NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYUS151▲ 13%
289NCHAIN LTDCH151▲ 42%
289ACCENTURE PLCIE151▼ 3%
293AMGEN INC.US150▲ 19%
294HENKEL AG & CO. KGAADE149▼ 3%
295PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIESUS148▼ 6%
295JAPAN DISPLAY INC.JP148▼ 8%
295WACOM CO., LTD.JP148▲ 11%
298EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.US147▼ 22%
298BAE SYSTEMS PLCGB147▼ 18%
300ILLUMINA, INC.US146▼ 1%
300KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONKR146▲ 22%
300BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBUS146▲ 7%
300LARGAN PRECISION COMPANY LIMITEDTW146▲ 4%

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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