John:
The number is sort of misleading. IBM seems to patent *EVERYTHING*
even a patient queing theory.
We have talked about this before on here.
Ed
On Jan 11, 2013, at 7:29 AM, John McKown wrote:
I have not validated that the following story is true.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/01/10/1929245/2012-patent-rankings-
ibm-on-top-google-spikes
<quote>
"It's official: IBM has dominated the U.S. patent race for two
decades. IBM earned 6,478 utility patents last year, topping the list
of patent winners for the 20th year in a row, according to data
published today from IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Samsung was the
second most prolific patent winner, with 5,081 patents received in
2012, followed by Canon (3,174), Sony (3,032), Panasonic (2,769),
Microsoft (2,613), Toshiba (2,447), Hon Hai Precision Industry
(2,013), GE (1,652), and LG Electronics (1,624). Earning its first
appearance among the top 50, Google increased its 2012 patent count by
170% to 1,151 patents and landed at 21 in IFI's rankings, up from 65
in 2011. Google narrowly beat Apple, which earned 1,136 patents (an
increase of 68%) and landed at 22 in the rankings."
</quote>
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Maranatha! <><
John McKown
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