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On Feb. 28, 2020, IAM, a global media providing IP contents,
announced the ranking of the top 100 companies with the most patents in the
United States in 2020.
This research was jointly conducted by IAM and ktmine, an intellectual property data analysis platform, and is subject to invention patents, design patents and plant patents which were published in the United States as of January 1, 2020. However, inactive cases such as the expired, withdrawn etc. were excluded from the research.
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The top companies that hold the most patents in the United
States are Samsung Electronics, IBM, Canon, and Microsoft, which were the same
as last year, while Toyota (9th) and Apple (7th) have significantly increased.
Asian companies and North American companies are neck and
neck showing the top 10 companies share an equal share of the two regions.
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Major
European patent offices, including the European Intellectual Property Office
(EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO), notify European countries
to the spread of the COVID-19.
As
the COVID-19 spread to the continental Europe, the European Commission (EU
Commission) approved temporary provisions for non-essential travel, urging
member/non-member countries to carry out preventive measures against the COVID-19.
Patent
offices in major European countries such as the European Intellectual Property
Office (EUIPO) have issued a notice in preparation for Coronavirus.
EUIPO
postponed the period limit for Chinese applicants for a month in February, and
through an official announcement on Mar. 16, they postponed the all period
limit related to the application process for all EUIPO applicants from Mar. 9
until Apr. 30, 2020.
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- The European Patent Office (EPO) said that China, Korea, Iran, Italy,
Germany, and France were selected as high-risk areas, and that oral proceedings
related to the parties or persons who visited the area were postponed or
replaced by video conference upon request.
- The
German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) has announced that it will close the
information center and the research room and extend the deadline for all open
pleadings until May 15, 2020, without further process.
- The
UK Patent and Trademark Office (UKIPO) has announced that although there is no
explicit extension of the period limitation, it is possible to consider
extending the period under domestic and international law depending on the
case, and to guide the procedure for recovery in case of loss of rights.
- France's
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) announced that it will perform
home-working, provide new applications for patents, trademarks and designs,
renew trademarks, file patent fees, geographical indications and other online
services.
- The
Italian Patent and Trademark Office (Patice) announced that it would work at
home and provide normal services through online.
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