10 Most Innovative Companies in the World

In 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted more than 270,000 patents, often to the same organizations. The USPTO awarded 76,850 patents to the top 50 companies alone.

IBM received 6,809 patents in 2013, the most of any company. This marks the 21st consecutive year in which the company has led the U.S. in patents awarded. Based on data from IFI CLAIMS Patent Service, a company that compiles global patent data, these are the 10 most innovative companies in the world.

1. International Business Machines Corp
> 2013 patent grants: 6,809
> Country: United States
> Sales: $104.5 billion
> Size: 34th largest

2. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
> 2013 patent grants: 4,675
> Country: Korea
> Sales: $187.8 billion
> Size: 20th largest

3. Canon K K
> 2013 patent grants: 3,825
> Country: Japan
> Sales: $40.1 billion
> Size: 181st largest

4. Sony Corp
> 2013 patent grants: 3,098
> Country: Japan
> Sales: $78.5 billion
> Size: 506th largest

5. Microsoft Corp
> 2013 patent grants: 2,660
> Country: United States
> Sales: $72.9 billion
> Size: 41st largest

6. Panasonic Corp.
> 2013 patent grants: 2,601
> Country: Japan
> Sales: $94.8 billion
> Size: 557th largest

7. Toshiba Corp.
> 2013 patent grants: 2,416
> Country: Japan
> Sales: $73.7 billion
> Size: 263rd largest

8. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
> 2013 patent grants: 2,279
> Country: Taiwan
> Sales: $132.1 billion
> Size: 113th largest

9. QUALCOMM, Inc.
> 2013 patent grants: 2,103
> Country: United States
> Sales: $20.5 billion
> Size: 164th largest

10. LG Electronics Inc.
> 2013 patent grants: 1,947
> Country: Korea
> Sales: $45.3 billion
> Size: 730th largest

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