Report: More Patents Granted in 2009

“The Intellectual Property Owners Association in its annual
survey found that the PTO in calendar year 2009 issued 165,213
utility patents, up from 154,699 in 2008, a 4.4% jump. (Utility
patents made up 94% of patent applications in 2009 – the balance
are design, plant, and reissue patents).

“IBM Corp. received the most utility patents last year, with
4,887, followed by Samsung Electronics Co. (3,592); Microsoft Corp.
(2,929); Canon K.K. (2,241) and Hitachi Ltd. (2,146).”

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