Applications
1. Sony Corporation — Japan — 2,430
2. Panasonic Corporation — Japan — 1,802
3. Microsoft Corporation — United States — 1,625
4. Qualcomm Incorporated — United States — 1,374
5. General Electric Company — United States — 1,311
6. GM Global Technology Operations Inc. — United States — 1,293
7. Canon Inc. — Japan — 1,289
8. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. — Netherlands — 1,286
9. Sharp Corporation — Japan — 1,257
10. Seiko Epson Corporation — Japan — 1,171
Grants
1. Panasonic Corporation — Japan — 1,587
2. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. — Republic of Korea — 1,276
3. Sony Corporation — Japan — 1,172
4. Canon Inc. — Japan — 910
5. Toyota Motor Corporation — Japan — 848
6. LG Electronics Inc. — Republic of Korea — 788
7. Sharp Corporation — Japan — 777
8. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. — Netherlands — 650
9. International Business Machines Corporation — United States — 644
10. Seiko Epson Corporation — Japan — 627
Source: SIPO Patent Statistics Bulletin, Issue 2, 2012.