_____________________[PRO] Philips Has 100,000 Patents

Dutch Philips Electronics said on Tuesday it had reached the milestone of 100,000 patents as it trebled its number of inventions to 3,000 a year, putting it on a par with champions such as IBM.

"For the last two years Philips has been the number one company in patent applications with the World Intellectual Property Organization," Philips said in a statement.

By selling the right to use its innovations, Philips squeezes hundreds of millions of euros a year from its portfolio of intellectual property. License revenues have increased by some 10 percent a year since Philips made it a priority of its business in the mid 1990s. :: собственно заметка

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