Toyota led auto industry in U.S. patents in 2020

Toyota — (Yuriko Nakao/REUTERS)

Whitney McDonald

January 15, 2021 08:50 PM

Toyota Motor Corp. led the automotive industry with 2,079 patents granted in 2020 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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