{"id":19188,"date":"2021-01-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=19188"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:17:52","slug":"canon-places-top-five-in-u-s-patent-rankings-for-35-years-running-and-first-among-japanese-companies-for-16-years-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/canon-places-top-five-in-u-s-patent-rankings-for-35-years-running-and-first-among-japanese-companies-for-16-years-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon places top five in U.S. patent rankings for 35 years running and first among Japanese companies for 16 years running"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/ar\/?p=35747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 25, 2021<\/strong>\u2014 Canon Inc. ranked third for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2020, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 35 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. What&#8217;s more, Canon once again ranked first among Japanese companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canon actively promotes the globalization of its business and places great value on obtaining patents overseas, carefully adhering to a patent-filing strategy that pursues patents in essential countries and regions while considering the business strategies and technology and product trends unique each location. Among these, the United States, with its many high-tech companies and large market scale, represents a critical region in business expansion and technology alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canon U.S. patent rankings 2005\u20132020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Overall<br>ranking<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ranking among<br>Japanese companies<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>No. of patents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2020<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,226<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,548<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2018<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,051<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,284<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2016<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,662<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>4,127<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2014<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>4,048<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2013<\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,820<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2012<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>3,173<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2011<\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>2,818<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2010<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>4th<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>2,551<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2009<\/strong><\/td><td>4th<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>2,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2008<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>2,107<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>1,983<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2006<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>2,368<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2005<\/strong><\/td><td>2nd<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>1,829<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The number of patents for 2020 is based on figures released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Figures for 2005 to 2019 are based on information issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canon promotes the acquisition and utilization of intellectual property rights, not only for fundamental technologies required for next-generation products but also for wireless communication and image compression technologies shared by next-generation social infrastructure. In addition to the patent acquisition, in May 2020, Canon joined the COVID-19 Countermeasure Declaration as a founding member to help bring a swift end to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to this declaration, Canon has pledged not to enforce its intellectual property rights against development, manufacturing, and other activities whose purpose is stopping the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canon contributes to the realization of technology that serves society by providing even better products, greater convenience, and contributing to the development of manufacturing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 25, 2021\u2014 Canon Inc. ranked third for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2020, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 35 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. 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