2. Samsung:

Marking a change in the list of companies, this innovative company is based in Korea, not Japan. It is the 33^rd most valued company in the world, with its branches spanning over almost every technology-based industry, from construction to consumer electronics. Bagging 4,894 patents just last year, this tech giant has doubled the number of patents it spawns on an average in the last five years.

1. IBM:

Leading the race in the number of patents it files every year, IBM was granted 6,180 patents last year. It has been the company to file the most number of patents for the last 19 years, and it doesn’t look like it will be changing its strategy any time soon. This American IT conglomerate is the 31^st largest company in the world.