Samsung, LG si Sony reusesc sa depaseasca gigantul fondat de Steve Jobs.
Apple si-a creat o aura si se pozitioneaza drept compania cu cele mai multe inovatii. Cifrele, insa, spun in prezent alte lucruri. Intr-adevar, Apple, era campioana la acest capitol cu cativa ani in urma, insa momentan exista 10 companii care reusesc sa o intreaca, primind mai multe patente in cursul acestui an.
Clasamentul, citat de Business Insider, cuprinde patentele publicate pe teritoriul SUA.
Pe locul intai este IBM, care a obtinut peste 3000 de patente in perioada 1 ianuarie - 31 mai. Urmeaza Samsung si Canon. Pe locul 4 este LG, dupa care gasim companiile Sony si Microsoft.
Iata clasamentul complet, dupa numarul de patente acordate in acest an:
1. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) – 3,059
2. Samsung – 3,052
3. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha – 1,782
4. LG – 1,263
5. Google – 1,083
6. Sony Corporation – 1,074
7. Microsoft – 1,037
8. Qualcomm Incorporated – 1,034
9. Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba – 1,022
10. Panasonic – 896
11. Apple – 780
12. General Electric Company – 730
13. Intel Corporation – 711
14. Ricoh Company – 695
15. Seiko Epson Corporation – 625
16. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company – 620
17. Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha – 613
18. Fujitsu Limited — 570
19. GM Global Technology Operations – 542
20. Hewlett-Packard Development Company – 531
21. Telefonaktiebolaget L.M. Ericsson – 509
22. Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha – 486
23. BlackBerry – 461
24. Broadcom Corporation – 454
25. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory – 451
26. Robert Bosch GmbH – 436
27. Honda Motor Co. – 417
28. Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha – 410
29. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. – 408
30. Amazon Technologies – 391
31. The Boeing Company – 391
32. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft – 388
33. Micron Technology Inc. 371
34. Covidien LP – 370
35. Ford Global Technologies – 359
36. Cisco Technology – 353
37. AT&T Intellectual Property – 351
38. Nec Corporation – 336
39. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute – 327
4o. SK Hynix Inc. – 323