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USPTO Released List of Top 10 Patent Receivers

Posted by samzenpus on from the who-owns-it dept.

prostoalex writes "So who received the most patents in 2004? Despite the frequent publicity around Microsoft's or Amazon's frivolous patents, these two companies are not even on the list. IBM, Matsushita and Canon received the most patents in 2004, followed by HP, Micron, Samsung, Intel, Hitachi, Toshiba and Sony. IBM alone was granted 3,248 patents last year."

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  1. Wow! by node+3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    IBM, Matsushita and Canon must be three extremely bright people to have invented so much in a single year!

    It's wonderful to see the patent system work so well in protecting the rights of the individual to profit from their inventions.

    [caution: this post may contain irony]

  2. Poor Nikon... by Gentlewhisper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Considering that Nikon SLRs are already a lot less advanced (technologically) as compared to their Canon counterparts, I really wonder if Canon's huge portfolio is going to further bite Nikon in their proverbial a$$ :(

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