US patents hit record 333,530 granted in 2019; IBM, Samsung (not the FAANGs) lead the pack

3:57am PST - January 14th, 2020    daily search trends - TechCrunch

IFI Claims, a company that tracks patent activity in the US, released its annual tally of IP work today underscoring that theme: it noted that 2019 saw a new high-watermark of 333,530 patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Indeed, the fact tha…