Common words used in gaming patent filings.
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Sony leads game industry in patent filings | Anaqua

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Sony leads the global gaming giants in terms of filing for patents around the globe, according to a study by Anaqua’s AcclaimIP patent search and analytics software.

Anaqua said global gaming giants, particularly Sony Interactive Entertainment, have emerged as major players in patent filings, fueling innovation across multiple facets of gaming.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.