The Vertex Angle - April 2000

In the April 2000, The Vertex Angle newsletter, we asked "Do you know which corporation had the most patents issued in 1999? Was it DuPont, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Sony, Intel or Compaq. How many US patents was this business granted? Was it: 3012, 2765, 2756, 2442, 1722 or 1217."

Answer:

As businesses strive to gain a competitive advantage, patenting activity continues to grow. Due to the ever-increasing technology developments in fields such as electronics, computer technology and telecommunications, it's not surprising that the top ten US patenting businesses are all from these sectors. IBM leads the list for the 7th year in a row.

1999 Ranking	Number of US Patents Issued	Organization
1	2756	IBM
2	1842	NEC
3	1795	Canon
4	1545	Samsung
5	1409	Sony
6	1200	Toshiba
7	1193	Fujitsu
8	1192	Motorola
9	1153	Lucent
10	1054	Mitsubishi

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