IBM Tops US Patent List For 19th Consecutive Year

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced recently that it set a new U.S. patent record in 2011, marking the 19^th consecutive year that the company has led the annual list of patent recipients. IBM inventors earned a record 6,180 U.S. patents in 2011, exceeding the combined issuances of Apple, Amazon, Google, and its top competitors.

More than 8,000 IBMers residing in 46 different U.S. states and 36 countries are responsible for the company’s record-breaking 2011 patent tally. IBM inventors who reside outside the U.S. collaborated on more than 26% of the company’s patents in 2011, which marks a 48% increase over international inventor contributions during the last four years.

2011 U.S. Patent Leaders*
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