Research In Motion once again tops the list of receiving the most patents in Canada in 2011. Others in the top 5, were P&G, Schlumberger, Honda and Hoffman-La Roche. Approximately 20,000 patents were issued in Canada.

The top 20 list is:

1. Research in Motion – 332 patents
2. The Procter & Gamble Company – 235 patents
3. Schlumberger Canada Limited – 152 patents
4. Honda Motor Co. Ltd. – 135 patents
5. F. Hoffman-La Roche AG – 115 patents
6. Qualcomm Incorporated – 110 patents
7. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc – 107 patents
8. Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha – 104 patents
9. Baker Hughes Incorporated – 85 patents (tied)
10. Boston Scientific Limited – 85 patents (tied)
11. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company – 79 patents
12. General Electric Company – 76 patents
13. LG Electronics Inc. – 74 patents (tied)
14. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd – 74 patents (tied)
15. Novartis AG – 73 patents
16. Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. – 68 patents
17. Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. – 67 patents
18. SNECMA – 65 patents
19. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. – 62 patents
20. Cisco Technology, Inc. – 57 patents

The above data is based on a review of the patent data made available bthe Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

A list of the top patentees in the United States was published last week by IFI Claims Patent Service, identifying IBM as the top patentee in the United States for 2011.