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How many patents has IBM filed in its history?

Over 150,000

Background

IBM has filed more than 150,000 patents over its long history. The company was founded in 1911 and is now over 100 years old. For 29 years straight, IBM led the US in annual patents filed. Many inventions like hard drives and ATMs came from there.

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