According to Clarivate Analytics, placement on the list has become the standard measure for innovation across the world and is recognized as a significant achievement for those who are named. Clarivate Analytics celebrates innovative businesses that prioritize investment in unique and enduring inventions, and that have solidified their position by successfully bringing patents to market to benefit from their global commercial potential.

Clarivate Analytics' methodology for determining the Top 100 Global Innovators is based on four principles: overall patent volume, patent application-to-grant success rate, global reach of the portfolio, and patent influence as evidenced by citations. The peer-reviewed methodology was executed using Clarivate analytics-powered solutions, including the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI). The DWPI provides editorially enhanced, authoritative and accurate patent data, and is trusted by more than 40 patent offices worldwide. To view the full list of Top 100 Global Innovators and read the report on the 2017 Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator program, go to www.top100innovators.com.

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