IBM breaks US patent record in 2014

Posted on 13 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown

IBM received a record 7,534 patents in 2014, marking the 22nd consecutive year that the company topped the annual list of US patent recipients.

IBM inventors earned an average of more than 20 US patents per day in 2014, propelling the company to become the first to surpass more than 7,000 patents in a single year. “IBM’s continued investment in research and development is key to driving the transformation of our company, as we look to capture the emerging…

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