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

We may have moved on from a nearly-daily cycle of news involving tech giants sparring in courts over intellectual property infringement, but patents continue to be a major cornerstone of how companies and people measure their progress and create moats around …