Bangkok--30 Jan--IBM
IBM inventors received more than 6,000 patents in 2011
IBM today announced that it set a new U.S. patent record in 2011, marking the 19th consecutive year that the company has led the annual list of patent recipients. IBM inventors earned a record 6,180 U.S. patents in 2011, more than quadrupling Hewlett-Packard’s issuances and exceeding by six times those of Oracle/Sun.
More than 8,000 IBMers residing in 46 different U.S. states and 36 countries are responsible for the company's record-breaking 2011 patent tally. IBM inventors who reside outside the U.S. contributed to more than 26% of the company's 2011 patents.
2011 U.S. Patent Leaders*
1 IBM 6,180
2 Samsung 4,894
3 Canon 2,821
4 Panasonic 2,559
5 Toshiba 2,483
6 Microsoft 2,311
7 Sony 2,286
8 Seiko Epson 1,533
9 Hon Hai 1,514
10 Hitachi 1,465
*Data provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services
The more than 6,000 patents IBMers received in 2011 represent a range of inventions that enable new innovations and add significant value to the company's products, services, including smarter solutions for retail, banking, healthcare, transportation and other industries. These patented inventions also span a wide range of computing technologies poised to support a new generation of more cognitive, intelligent and insight-driven systems, processes and infrastructures for smarter commerce, shopping, medicine, transportation, and more.
“IBM's commitment to invention and scientific exploration is unmatched in any industry and the results of this dedication to enabling innovation is evidenced in our nearly two decades of U.S. patent leadership,” Mrs.Parnsiree Amatayakul Managing Director IBM Thailand Co.,Ltd. said, “The inventions we patent each year deliver significant value to IBM, our clients and partners and demonstrate a measurable return on our approximately $6 billion annual investment in research and development.”
For more information about IBM's patent and innovation leadership, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/icons/patents/
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