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SONY CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    341,689
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    9
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 10.0%
About

SONY CORP has a total of 341,689 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 10.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1957. It filed its patents most often in Japan, United States and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets audio-visual technology, computer technology and semiconductors are SAMSUNG ELECTORNICS CO LTD, DANIELS JOHN J and PANASONIC ELECTRIC IND CO LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing SONY CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Kondo Tetsujiro 3,390
#2 Sako Yoichiro 2,442
#3 Uchino Katsuhide 1,597
#4 Takano Hiroaki 1,150
#5 Tsukagoshi Ikuo 1,121
#6 Kitazato Naohisa 1,083
#7 Yamagishi Yasuaki 959
#8 Kato Motoki 956
#9 Sato Kazushi 900
#10 Yagasaki Yoichi 892

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