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IBM

Overview
  • Total Patents
    287,083
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    5
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 19.0%
About

IBM has a total of 287,083 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 19.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1917. It filed its patents most often in United States, Japan and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, semiconductors and digital networks are VIA TECH INC, BULL SA and INTERNAT BUSINESS MACHINE CO.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing IBMs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Cheng Kangguo 2,438
#2 Reznicek Alexander 1,099
#3 Rakshit Sarbajit K 977
#4 Sadana Devendra K 857
#5 Yang Chih-Chao 829
#6 Pickover Clifford A 779
#7 Doris Bruce B 727
#8 Nowak Edward J 669
#9 Jacobi Christian 613
#10 Deluca Lisa Seacat 604

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