As a tech giant, Apple files a large number of patent applications every week, and has made a name for itself in the United States. In the 2023 patent field report, Apple topped the patent rankings. According to the 2023 U.S. Patent Assignee Rankings released by IDI Claims, which covers companies that have registered intellectual property rights in the United States, Apple ranks seventh.
Apple The list shows that Apple has obtained 2,536 patents in 2023, an increase of 251 patents from 2,285 in 2022, an increase of about 11%. However, despite this impressive result, the 2023 figure is not Apple's highest. In 2020, Apple was granted 2,791 patents in the United States.
The seventh-place position is an improvement for Apple, which has moved up two spots. It is now ahead of LG Electronics (8th place, 2,296 patents), Micron (9th place, 2,233 patents) and Intel (10th place, 2,145 patents). It is preceded by Samsung Display (sixth place, 2,564 patents), Canon (fifth place, 2,890 patents), and IBM (fourth place, 3,658 patents).
Top 10 companies in the number of patent applications in the United States in 2023 Samsung Electronics topped the list with 6,165 patents, more than double that of Apple, which also reflects Samsung's strong R&D strength. In second place is Qualcomm with 3,854 patents, while Apple's chip partner TSMC is in third place with 3,687 patents.
Apple continues to increase its R&D investment every year, even though it has slowed its growth. Its annual R&D expenditure in 2023 is $299$1.5 billion, an increase of 14% over 2022. Apple's R&D investment is not only for product development such as the iPhone 16 series and Apple Vision Pro, but also to enhance its work on AI technologies, including generative AI.