2017 - GRANTED PATENTS BY USPTO

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2017 - SNAPSHOT OF GRANTED PATENTS BY USPTO YoY
GRANTED PATENTS 2017 - Granted patents by Type
318,833
351,410

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333,583
326,038
325,980
30,872
2,
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30
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1,311
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200000
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE The utility patents
have contributed to 91 of the total 351,410
patents granted in 2017.
There is an uptrend in the patenting activity
over the years, with the year 2017 recording a
growth of 5 over 2016 numbers.
Top 10 Law Firms - Utility
Top 10 Law Firms - Design Patents
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446
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294
241
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BANNER WITCOFF LTD
CANTOR COLBURN LLP
STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN FOX PLLC
1000
BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH BIRCH LLP
MCANDREWS HELD MALLOY LTD
NSIP LAW
0
5851
4169
3593
3338
3279
2979
2625
3480 3355 3354 Number of Patents
KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON BEAR LLP
SUGHRUE MION PLLC
SAIDMAN DESIGNLAW GROUP LLC
MUNCY GEISSLER OLDS LOWE PC
TOP 20 UTILITY PATENT OWNERS OF
2017 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 IBM
TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY DOMAINS OF 2017 - UTILITY
RECOGNITION/ PRESENTATION OF DATA
ANALYSIS BY CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC
INTEL
ELECTRICAL DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES
10255
CANON
10422
LG ELECTRONICS
10861
54928
5
5
DIAGNOSIS /SURGERY
GOOGLE
5
13808
26
MICROSOFT QUALCOMM
6
MEDICAL PREPARATIONS
Company
14359
7
APPLE
IBM stood as the pioneer among the patent owners
of 2017, followed by Samsung Electronics, Intel,
Canon, LG and others. Among the top 20, the
majority of the positions are occupied by the
firms that are into information technology
followed by semiconductor device manufacturers,
and with only one automotive firm making the cut
to enter the top 10, i.e., Toyota.
TOYOTA
8
15
TAIWAN
18161
SEMICONDUCTOR
33083
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATIONS
10
SAMSUNG DISPLAY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION
13
TOSHIBA
20855
SONY
26894
WIRELESS NETWORKS
FORD
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
AMAZON
GE
FUJITSU
It is clearly evident that the digital technology
is playing a crucial role as it surpassed all
other technologies in 2017, and it seems that
this trend will continue for atleast the next
decade.
PANASONIC
ERICSSON
TOP 10 DESIGN PATENT OWNERS
TOP 10 TECHNOLOGIES OF 2017 DESIGN PATENTS
GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER
2500
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HARRY SA
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FLUID DISTRIBUTORS POWER DISTRIBUTORS FOOTWEAR
TRAVEL CASES MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PERIPHERAL
DEVICES VEHICLE PARTS COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENTS SCREEN DISPLAYS, ICONS
2017 design patents segment indicate that Samsung
and Nike are pioneers followed by LG and Apple
indicating that we could see a lot of competition
among the technology market giants with their
patented products especially in the area of
Smartphone, Smart TVs, Footwear, Automotives etc.
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