American Business Loses Ground In U.s. Patents

摘要

In2008, U.S. companies collected fewer than half of the 182,556 patents issued to businesses by the U.S., according to research firm IFI Patent Intelligence. Among companies, IBM claimed the No. 1 spot, with 4,186 patents for inventions, also known as utility patents. But six Asian information technology companies, including Samsung, placed in the top 10.