The following charts show the breakout of the top ten innovators in each region. The data was compiled using the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) database.
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DATA: TOP PATENTING COMPANIES
Table 1: United States Top Innovators 2008
| # of records |
COMPANY |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| 7404 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD |
Korea |
| 6576 |
INT BUSINESS MACHINES CORP |
United States |
| 2931 |
MICROSOFT CORP |
United States |
| 2421 |
TOSHIBA KK |
Japan |
| 2019 |
CANON KK |
Japan |
| 1751 |
FUJITSU LTD |
Japan |
| 1691 |
SONY CORP |
Japan |
| 1523 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO |
United States |
| 1291 |
SEIKO EPSON CORP |
Japan |
| 1166 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD |
Taiwan |
Table 2: Europe Top Innovators 2008
(Europe comprises the European Patent Office, in addition to these specific countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.)
| # of records |
COMPANY |
REGION OF ORIGIN |
| 2753 |
SIEMENS AG |
Europe |
| 2619 |
BOSCH GMBH ROBERT |
Europe |
| 1475 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD |
Korea |
| 1250 |
DAIMLER AG |
Europe |
| 905 |
RENAULT SAS |
Europe |
| 775 |
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA |
Europe |
| 616 |
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG |
Europe |
| 607 |
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG |
Europe |
| 602 |
VOLKSWAGEN AG |
Europe |
| 583 |
SCHAEFFLER KG |
Europe |
Table 3: Japan Top Innovators 2008
| # of records |
COMPANY |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| 8234 |
MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO KK |
Japan |
| 8061 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK |
Japan |
| 6281 |
TOSHIBA KK |
Japan |
| 6242 |
SEIKO EPSON CORP |
Japan |
| 5156 |
CANON KK |
Japan |
| 4022 |
SHARP KK |
Japan |
| 3992 |
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP |
Japan |
| 3657 |
RICOH KK |
Japan |
| 3398 |
SONY CORP |
Japan |
| 3203 |
NEC CORP |
Japan |
Table 4: China Top Innovators 2008
| # of records |
COMPANY |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| 3864 |
ZTE COMMUNICATION CO LTD |
China |
| 2849 |
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD |
China |
| 1727 |
UNIV ZHEJIANG |
China |
| 1061 |
ZHONGXING COMMUNICATION CO LTD SHENZHE |
China |
| 967 |
UNIV SHANGHAI JIAOTONG |
China |
| 916 |
UNIV QINGHUA |
China |
| 657 |
UNIV BEIJING AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTIC |
China |
| 565 |
BIYADI CO LTD |
China |
| 551 |
BYD CO LTD |
China |
| 548 |
UNIV DONGHUA |
China |
Table 5: Korea Top Innovators 2008
| # of records |
COMPANY |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| 6253 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD |
KR |
| 4205 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC |
KR |
| 2950 |
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD |
KR |
| 2180 |
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC |
KR |
| 2143 |
LG DISPLAY CO LTD |
KR |
| 1194 |
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORP |
KR |
| 1082 |
SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD |
KR |
| 745 |
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO LTD |
KR |
| 736 |
ELECTRONICS & TELECOM RES INST |
KR |
| 572 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO |
KR |
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