If Patents Are Weapons, These Companies Are Armed To Teeth


Nokia: 9,615 U.S. patents.

Nokia, the Finland based world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones operates in more than 120 countries and has many patents outside U.S.

 

 

 

Lucent: 11,713 patents.

Lucent was originally AT&T Technologies, which included Bell Labs, the research arm of the old Telco giant. Lucent was acquired by French telecom equipment provider Alcatel in 2006.

 

 

Ricoh: 14,363 patents.

The Japanese company produces electronic products, primarily cameras and office equipments like printers and fax machines.