In 2015, the following firms were among the top 10 in terms of securing the most U.S. patents, except
A) IBM.
B) Google.
C) Intel.
D) Amazon.

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According to data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in 2015 the top 10 firms with the most U.S. patents were: 
1) IBM 
2) Samsung 
3) Canon 
4) Qualcomm 
5) Google 
6) Toshiba 
7) LG 
8) Intel 
9) Microsoft 
10) Sony

Therefore, the firm among the given options that was not among the top 10 in terms of securing the most U.S. patents in 2015 is Amazon (choice D).

In 2015, the Following Firms Were Among the Top 10