IBM Tops U.S. Patent List for 2010

IBM received a record 5,896 U.S. patents in 2010, marking the 18th consecutive year it has topped the list of the world’s most inventive companies. Top companies on the list include:

1. IBM — 5,896

2. Samsung — 4,551

3. Microsoft — 3,094

4. Canon — 2,552

5. Panasonic — 2,482

6. Toshiba — 2,246

7. Sony — 2,150

8. Intel — 1,653

9. LG Electronics — 1,490

10. HP — 1,480http://www.ibm.com