Samsung has a total of 352039 patents globally, out of which 124439 have been granted. Of these 352039 patents, more than 77% patents are active. The United States of America is where Samsung has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea (South) and China. Parallelly, The Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Samsung.
Samsung was founded in 1969. The Company manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.
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Do read about some of the most popular patents of Samsung which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Samsung patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Samsung patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Samsung have?
The Founder Lee Byung-chul have 182 patents and CEO Jong Hee Han have 168 patents.
How many patents does Samsung have?
Samsung has a total of 352039 patents globally. These patents belong to 137280 unique patent families. Out of 352039 patents, 272537 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Samsung File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Samsung Applications Filed | Samsung Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1695 | 5122 |
| 2022 | 24440 | 10689 |
| 2021 | 35494 | 12646 |
| 2020 | 33516 | 13757 |
| 2019 | 31601 | 12020 |
| 2018 | 26825 | 13793 |
| 2017 | 25206 | 12396 |
| 2016 | 25864 | 11061 |
| 2015 | 29523 | 9508 |
| 2014 | 28314 | 13661 |
| 2013 | 30814 | 9786 |
How many Samsung patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Samsung File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Samsung Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 103473 |
| Korea (South) | 97157 |
| China | 45006 |
| Europe (EPO) | 28908 |
| Germany | 12713 |
| Japan | 10486 |
| India | 8675 |
| Taiwan | 5181 |
| Austria | 2302 |
| United Kingdom | 2067 |
| Australia | 1970 |
| Russia | 1439 |
| Viet Nam | 1425 |
| Brazil | 1389 |
| Indonesia | 1052 |
| Mexico | 1009 |
| Canada | 849 |
| Singapore | 688 |
| Spain | 676 |
| Malaysia | 590 |
| Italy | 415 |
| South Africa | 375 |
| Philippines | 289 |
| Poland | 262 |
| Denmark | 151 |
| Slovakia | 149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 145 |
| Saudi Arabia | 122 |
| Chile | 113 |
| Portugal | 109 |
| Slovenia | 100 |
| Turkey | 97 |
| Israel | 97 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 96 |
| Croatia | 84 |
| Norway | 81 |
| Cyprus | 78 |
| Lithuania | 70 |
| Albania | 63 |
| Hungary | 62 |
| Serbia | 52 |
| Argentina | 51 |
| Kazakhstan | 41 |
| France | 37 |
| Finland | 20 |
| Netherlands | 20 |
| Estonia | 16 |
| Malta | 15 |
| Colombia | 15 |
| Switzerland | 12 |
| San Marino | 8 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 7 |
| Kenya | 6 |
| Egypt | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Samsung Patents Located?
10 Best Samsung Patents
US8654587B2 is the most popular patent in the Samsung portfolio. It has received 1209 citations so far from companies like Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Toshiba.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Samsung:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8654587B2 | 1209 |
| US20130321340A1 | 1004 |
| US8427430B2 | 714 |
| US20170011210A1 | 666 |
| USD725674S1 | 649 |
| USD758433S1 | 608 |
| USD750129S1 | 596 |
| USD748668S1 | 596 |
| USD761309S1 | 546 |
| USD800766S1 | 531 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Samsung patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Samsung invention. They couldn’t because Samsung had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 1479 Samsung patents in 7785 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Samsung patent portfolio are LG, Boe Technology and Qualcomm.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Samsung –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Samsung Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| LG | 279 | 568 |
| Boe Technology | 155 | 325 |
| Qualcomm | 135 | 307 |
| Intel | 91 | 166 |
| Apple | 85 | 156 |
| Tsmc | 79 | 199 |
| Sony | 77 | 186 |
| IBM | 77 | 142 |
| Huawei | 70 | 151 |
| Sk Hynix | 63 | 105 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Samsung Patents
Top Samsung Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8520619B2 | 54 |
| US9558860B2 | 47 |
| US8509954B2 | 35 |
| US20130195041A1 | 24 |
| US20170019909A1 | 23 |
| US20130223251A1 | 23 |
| US20130201926A1 | 23 |
| US8520620B2 | 21 |
| US20130215842A1 | 19 |
| US8513729B2 | 15 |
| US8515265B2 | 14 |
| US8510655B2 | 14 |
| US8509135B2 | 14 |
| US8510033B2 | 14 |
| US20130215049A1 | 13 |
What Percentage of Samsung US Patent Applications were Granted?
Samsung (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 61674 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 46118 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 81.84%.
Below are the key stats of Samsung patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Samsung?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sughrue Mion Pllc | 7522 | 75.10% |
| Jefferson Ip Law Llp | 4556 | 81.64% |
| The Farrell Law Firm Pc | 4131 | 74.40% |
| Harness Dickey & Pierce Plc | 4020 | 84.50% |
| Staas & Halsey Llp | 3050 | 71.48% |
| Docket Clerk Sec | 3032 | 87.21% |
| F Chau & Associates Llc | 2484 | 83.70% |
| Myers Bigel Pa | 2237 | 85.42% |
| Cantor Colburn Llp | 1976 | 74.93% |
| Cha & Reiter Llc | 1740 | 77.90% |
What are Samsung key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Samsung?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Samsung