Take the case of IBM. For 21 consecutive years, IBM has owned the maximum patents in USA. As per data presented by IFI Claims Patent Services, IBM secured a staggering 6,809 patents in 2013. Samsung was at number two, owning 4,676 patents. Canon was third with 3,825 and Sony fourth with 3,098. Rounding out the top five was Microsoft with 2,660 patents. The remaining top