Canon : tops among Japanese companies in U.S. patent rankings for twelve years running
January 12, 2017 at 11:33 am IST
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TOKYO, January 12, 2017-Canon Inc. again ranked first among Japanese companies and third overall for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2016, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services.
Canon actively promotes the globalization of its business and places great value on obtaining patents overseas, carefully adhering to a patent-filing strategy that pursues patents in essential countries and regions while taking into consideration the business strategies and technology and product trends unique to each location. Among these, the United States, with its many high-tech companies and large market scale, represents a particularly important region in terms of business expansion and technology alliances.
Canon U.S. patent rankings among Japanese companies 2005-2016
Year
Ranking
No. of patents
2016
1st (3rd)
3,665
2015
1st (3rd)
4,127
2014
1st (3rd)
4,048
2013
1st (3rd)
3,820
2012
1st (3rd)
3,173
2011
1st (3rd)
2,818
2010
1st (4th)
2,551
2009
1st (4th)
2,200
2008
1st (3rd)
2,107
2007
1st (3rd)
1,983
2006
1st (3rd)
2,366
2005
1st (2nd)
1,829
*
Number in parenthesis represents Canon's ranking among all companies
Note:
Number of patents for 2016 based on preliminary figures released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Figures for 2005 to 2015 are based on information issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Canon prizes its corporate DNA of placing a high priority on technology. And with regard to research and development results, the Company actively promotes the acquisition of patent rights in accordance with the management direction of the Canon Group and technology trends while conducting thorough pre-application searches to raise the quality of applications. Through close cooperation between Canon's technology and intellectual property divisions, the Company aims to improve its technological capabilities while further enhancing its intellectual property rights.
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Canon Inc. specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of consumer printing materials and electronic equipment. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- printers (54.8%): laser printers, color printers, etc.;
- imaging equipment (19.4%): digital cameras, digital camcorders, inkjet printers, scanners, broadcasting materials, etc.;
- medical equipment (12.4%);
- other (13.4%): mask aligners by projection, industrial equipment, etc.
At the end of 2022, the group had 42 industrial sites located mainly in Japan (29).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (21.5%), Asia and Oceania (21.8%), Americas (31.1%) and Europe (25.6%).