MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has 87% more utility patent grants in 2012 than in 2011 according to data compiled by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services through September 25. If Google's lead holds through year end it will move up 41 spots to 24th place on "IFI CLAIMS Top 50 US Patent Assignees for 2012 " which will be released in January 2013. IFI analyzed all data captured through September 25 2012 exclusively for Minyanville to provide some broad-brushstroke guidance on what will be new in the the final report. The company uses proprietary algorithms to analyze US Patent and Trademark Office ...