MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its
mission of empowering innovation, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging
solutions, is proud to announce that its parent company, Canon
Inc., ranked third for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2020
with 3,226 patents.1 With this year's ranking, Canon has
now ranked in the top five for number of patents granted for 35
consecutive years, according to the latest ranking of preliminary
patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Additionally,
Canon once again ranked first in patents among Japanese companies
for the 16th consecutive year.
"As the world continues to shift and the needs of our customers
evolve, we too will continue exploring new areas and future
opportunities for innovation that will benefit our customers," said
Seymour Liebman, executive vice
president, chief administrative officer and general counsel of
Canon U.S.A. Inc and senior
managing executive officer of Canon Inc. "Canon is proud to be in
the top three patent holders as it further demonstrates our
commitment to delivering innovative ideas and solutions that meet
market and customer demands."
Canon actively promotes the globalization of its business and
places great value on obtaining patents overseas. Among these,
the United States, with its many
high-tech companies and large-market scale, represents a
particularly important region in terms of business expansion and
technology alliances.
Canon promotes the acquisition and utilization of intellectual
property rights, not only for fundamental technologies required for
next-generation products, but also for such technologies as
wireless communication and image-compression shared by the
next-generation social infrastructure.
For more information on Canon and its products, please
visit www.usa.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A.
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and
industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately
$33 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2020† and was named one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020. Canon
U.S.A. is dedicated to its
Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
1 Number of patents for 2020 are 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.
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