Japanese companies file for many patents abroad
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The Patent Office of Japan reported that the number of Japanese companies applying for patents outside Japan have increased. A survey of 200 Japanese companies conducted by the Patent Office revealed that the combined patent applications in Japan of these companies is expected to reach 235,000 by the year 2000. This represents a 10.8% increase from 1996 figures. Moreover, these companies' combined patent applications outside Japan is estimated to reach about 130,000 by the year 2000, or a 35.9% increase from 1996 figures.
Publication Name: Journal of the Electronics Industry
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0385-4515
Year: 1998
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IBM claims most U.S. patents for eighth straight year
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International Business Machines Corp (IBM) in 2000 was awarded 2,992 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office, receiving the most number of US patents for the eighth consecutive year. This is according to IFI Claims Patents Services, which monitors the number of patents acquired in the US by companies. Responding to IFI's report, IBM said it acquired around 1,000 patents in the software area, another 1,000 in the electronics field and some 400 patents in the storage technology sector.
Publication Name: Journal of the Electronics Industry
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0385-4515
Year: 2001
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Patents Reveal technology patterns in lithium ion battery evolution
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Patent applications in Japan reveal a trend towards the further development of lithium ion batteries as manufaturers concentrate on increasing the rechargeable battery's energy density. The trend is expected to lead into the improvement of the capacities of not only the anode and cathode materials but also of the electrode and the entire battery structure. Lithium ion rechargeable batteries with energy densities of 350Wh/l have already been developed by battery makers in 1998.
Publication Name: Journal of the Electronics Industry
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0385-4515
Year: 1998
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