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Most innovative companies in the world in 2017

Most innovative companies in the world, by number of patent grants claimed in the U.S. in 2017

The data displays the most innovative companies in the world as measured by the number of patent grants that each company successfully applied for at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as of 2017. In 2017, IBM was considered the most innovative company in the world with a total of 9,043 patent grants.

International Business Machines Corp 9043
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5837
Canon KK 3285
Intel Corp 3023
LG Electronics Inc 2701
Qualcomm Inc 2628
Google Inc 2457
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC 2441
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) Ltd 2425
Samsung Display Co Ltd 2273