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APPLE COMPUTER

Overview
  • Total Patents
    3,702
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    227,520
About

APPLE COMPUTER has a total of 3,702 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1977. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, audio-visual technology and digital networks are SAXENA ASHUTOSH, BEIJING KOOWO TECH CO LTD and HANES DAVID H.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing APPLE COMPUTERs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Oprescu Florin 92
#2 Robbin Jeffrey L 60
#3 Capps Stephen P 48
#4 Anderson Eric C 48
#5 Ording Bas 47
#6 Singer David W 42
#7 Heller David 41
#8 Chu Ke-Chiang 35
#9 Hessel Richard E 32
#10 James David V 32

Latest patents

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