This graph shows the most innovative companies in the world as measured by the number of patent grants that each company successfully applied for at the United States Patent and Trademark Office as of 2018. In 2018, IBM was considered the most innovative company in the world with a total of 9,100 patent grants.
Most innovative companies in the world, by number of patent grants claimed in the U.S. in 2018
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IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. (January 18, 2019). Most innovative companies in the world, by number of patent grants claimed in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/227230/worlds-most-innovative-companies/
IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. "Most innovative companies in the world, by number of patent grants claimed in the U.S. in 2018." Chart. January 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227230/worlds-most-innovative-companies/
IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. (2019). Most innovative companies in the world, by number of patent grants claimed in the U.S. in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227230/worlds-most-innovative-companies/
IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. "Most Innovative Companies in The World, by Number of Patent Grants Claimed in The U.S. in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227230/worlds-most-innovative-companies/
IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, Most innovative companies in the world, by number of patent grants claimed in the U.S. in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227230/worlds-most-innovative-companies/ (last visited January 28, 2020)
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