IBM is using computer technology to overtake the human brain, prompting the company to break the US patent filing record for 2016 for the 24th year in a row.
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IBM and IFI CLAIMS Confirmed that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted 8,088 patents to IBM in 2016, more than 2,700 of which related to artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing work. Other patents include innovations related to cloud computing, cognitive health, cybersecurity and other strategic growth areas. IBM’s inventors earn an average of 22 patents a day.
“IBM’s ability to lead the world in innovation for 24 consecutive years is a result of IBM’s focus on innovation and research and development,” said Ginni Rometty, chairman, president and CEO of IBM. IBM broke the US patent filing record this year, but this is the first time we’ve crossed the 8,000 mark. “We are proud of the remarkable contributions inventors make to science, technology and discovery, driving social and social progress and opening a new era in cognition.”
IBM was followed by Samsung with 5,518 patents, Canon with 3,665, Qualcomm with 2,897, and Google with 2,835. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved 304,126 patent applications in 2016, up 10 percent from 2015, according to IFI CLAIMS.
Patent applications are a sign of strength in research, development, innovation and, ultimately, commercial success. On the one hand, it requires large teams of developers and INTELLECTUAL property lawyers, so startups have little chance of making the list, no matter how successful they are. On the other hand, many patents are unlikely to materialize anytime soon. To make matters worse, “patent trolls” keep popping up, trying to use the law to extract huge licensing fees from big companies.
But patents still reflect a company’s determination to invest in future technology. Notably, IBM has held the top spot on the patent list for 24 years in a row. IBM received 10 percent more patents in 2016 than in 2015, but other companies saw faster growth in patent applications. Intel, in sixth place, saw a 34 per cent increase to 2,784 patent applications. Amazon, in 14th place, grew 46 percent to 1,662 items. The patents helped Amazon move up 12 places in the patent rankings compared with 2015.
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Apple remained in 11th place, but increased its patent filings by 8% to 2,102. But some of the Japanese giants saw a drop in patent applications, such as Canon, which ranked third with an 11% drop, and SONY, which ranked 10th with an 11% drop to 2,181. Toshiba, in 13th place, dropped 26 percent with 1,954 patent applications. Ricoh, in 21st place, saw a 13% drop with 1,412 patent applications. (a little)