IBM Keeps Top Patent Spot for 19th Year as Asian Rivals Gain
- IBM, the worlds biggest computer-services provider, gained 6,180 patents last year
- Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) was second, its growth outpacing IBM, and Canon Inc. replaced Microsoft as third.Panasonic Corp. (6752) moved up to No. 4 and Toshiba Corp. (6502)advanced to fifth spot.
- Samsung, based in Suwon, South Korea, gained 4,894 patents last year, while Canon won 2,821. Microsoft dropped to sixth place in the rankings, while Intel fell to 16th from eighth.
- There were eight Asian and two U.S. companies in the top 10.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-11/ibm-wins-most-patents-for-19th-straight-year-beating-samsung.html
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