Canon has been in the top 5 of the prestigious ranking drawn up by IFI Claims Patent Services on technological patents for 38 consecutive years
For 38 consecutive years, Canon has been confirmed in the top 5 of the prestigious ranking drawn up by IFI Claims Patent Services which, on an annual basis, brings together the 50 main assignees of technological patents issued in the United States. This is an absolute record: Canon is in fact the only company in the world to have achieved such a milestone. And if in 2013 the giant, leader in the world of imaging, placed fifth globally, it continues to stand out on the top step of the podium in the ranking among Japanese companies. A record held for 19 years without interruption.
Canon: in the top 5 of technological patents for 38 years
Canon promotes actively globalizes its business and attaches great importance to obtaining patents at an international level, scrupulously adhering to a strategy that pursues the obtaining of patents in key countries and regions, always taking into account the business objectives, technological solutions and specific trends for each country. Among these, the United States, which, with its numerous high-tech companies and large market size, represents an important area in terms of business expansion and technological alliances.
Canon intends to create new technologies aimed at its four business areas: printing, imaging, medical and industrial equipment. In recent years, in addition to strengthening the competitiveness of each sector, the company has focused on the development of innovative solutions, among which the latest generation SPAD sensors stand outphoton counting computed tomography equipment, enhanced by deep learning-based image processing, but also revolutionary applications for commercial printing and nanoprint lithography, suitable for multiple uses.
To support these new technologies Canon promotes the acquisition and use of the intellectual property rights it employs to maintain a strong patent portfolio, with the aim of ensuring competitivenessthe independence of its companies and to provide, at the same time, high-value products and services to customers and partners, contributing to the well-being of society.