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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd patents

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd holds 161,132 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents161,132
Recent patents46,242
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 9, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201513,041
201613,262
201712,847
201812,165
201912,956
202014,634
202114,264
202214,527
202315,970
202415,857
202516,798
20264,811
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201513,041
201613,262
201712,847
201812,165
201912,956
202014,634
202114,264
202214,527
202315,970
202415,857
202516,798
20264,811

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
H10W90/007,789
H04W72/234,690
H10W90/7244,616
H10D84/0384,426
H10B43/274,063

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Electricity109,352
Physics76,542
Cross-Sectional Technologies12,033
Operations & Transport8,662
Human Necessities7,751
Chemistry & Metallurgy5,904
Mechanical Engineering5,199
Textiles & Paper1,463
Fixed Constructions706

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Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have in patentsdb?
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is linked to 161,132 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Samsung Electronics Co Ltd patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Electricity (109,352); Physics (76,542); Cross-Sectional Technologies (12,033).
Is Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 15,857 in 2024 and 16,798 in 2025 (higher year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.