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Apple and patent races
8th March 2010
Here is a revealing chart showing the number of patent applications made by Apple contrasted with Google or Taiwan-based cellphone maker HTC. Between 2004 and 2007, when Apple was preparing the iPhone, it filed 507 patents, while Google filed just 67, and HTC filed none, according to the chart. Strikes me that this is a good chart to use when teaching the importance of research and patent protection as a basis for sustaining and exploiting product and process innovations.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.