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Digital Camera World
Adam Waring

Canon was granted most US patents for a Japanese company in 2024 – and for the 20th year in a row!

Canon patent for new tilt-shift lens technology.

Canon filed a total of 2,329 US patents in 2024, ranking the company ninth in the number of patents registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), meaning that the company was placed in the top 10 for 41 consecutive years, according to data from US-based patent research firm IFI CLAIMS Patent Services.

Other companies that made the top 10 were LG Electronics (in sixth place with 2,768 patents), Apple (fourth place with 3,082 patents), and Samsung Electronics (who took the top place with 6,377 filings).

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