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Canon tops among Japanese companies in U.S. patent rankings for tenth consecutive year

Thursday 22. January 2015 - Canon Inc. again ranked first among Japanese companies and third overall for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2014, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services on January 12, 2015.

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 ranking among Japanese companies 2005 – 2014
Year Ranking*No. of patents  2014 1st (3rd)4,055 2013 1st (3rd)3,817 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)2,367 2005 1st (2nd)1,828