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FUJITSU FILINGS AND REGISTERED PATENTS
BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
FUJITSU FILINGS AND REGISTERED PATENTS
BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Smart grids are the next-generation power grids capable of appropri-
ately controlling flows of power supply and demand. International
standardization of measurement and control technologies for power
demand and supply is playing an important role in the creation and
acquisition of global markets.
Regarding measurement technologies, Fujitsu developed WisReed,
an advanced ad-hoc network technology capable of maintaining
stable communications under a variety of environments, and the
proposed specification has been approved by IETF, an Internet
technology standardization organization. In control technologies,
Fujitsu contributed to specifying the OpenADR2.0b, the newest
specification developed by OpenADR Alliance. Also, Fujitsu’s power
supply and demand response systems complying with this standard
acquired the world’s first OpenADR 2.0b certificate.
Global Standards for Smart Grids
A smart grid, the next-generation power grid
2. Exploitation of IP
Fujitsu preserves the competitive advantage of its businesses by
providing differentiated products and services which are protected
by prominent technologies and IP. IP also helps to preserve greater
latitude in business by enabling Fujitsu to establish more advanta-
geous terms when partnering with other companies. Furthermore,
exploitation of IP rights helps to preserve business earnings
through licensing and other activities. One example of such utiliza-
tion is cross-licensing, which is an essential tool for securing
greater latitude in business. Fujitsu enters cross-licensing agree-
ments with a host of companies. A sample of major cross-licensees
would include Intel, International Business Machines (IBM),
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Texas Instruments, and Microsoft.
3. Global Standards Activities
In order to succeed under swiftly shifting competitive environ-
ments of technology and market, it is important to create global
standards instead of only understanding global trends of, and
merely using, global standards. Being aware of this and recog-
nizing the need for each division to align its business strategies
with standardization activities, Fujitsu is actively contributing to
international standardization through participation in the Stan-
dards Development Organizations (SDOs), such as ISO, IEC, ITU,
IEEE, 3GPP, OASIS, OMG, DMTF, and other major global SDOs.
4. Respecting Third Parties’ Rights
Infringing upon the rights of third parties could have a major financial impact on our Company, including having to pay significant
compensa tion and the loss of business opportunities. In addition, it could prevent us from providing products and services, thereby
severely inconvenienc ing our customers. We are fostering a culture at Fujitsu that respects the patent rights of other companies, as well
as creating an environment that allows all our engineers to utilize the ATMS/IR.net system* to efficiently and effectively research patents
held by other companies.
* An ASP-based service which searches laid-open patent applications and prosecution history data provided by the Japan Patent Office.
Total
approx.
95,000
patents
Total
approx.
95,000
patents
1 Technology Solutions 30%
2 Ubiquitous Solutions 5%
3 Device Solutions 26%
4 Shared
Infrastructure &
New Fields 39%
1 Japan 45%
2 North America 25%
3 Europe 17%
4 Asia/Oceania 13%
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2
3
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(Year ended March 31, 2014)
(Year ended March 31, 2014)
PATENTS ISSUED IN JAPAN IN 2013 PATENTS ISSUED IN US IN 2013
1 IBM Corporation 6,809
2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4,676
3 Canon Inc. 3,825
4 Sony Corporation 3,098
5 Microsoft Corporation 2,660
6 Panasonic Corporation 2,601
7 TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2,416
8 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. 2,279
9 QUALCOMM Incorporated 2,103
10 LG Electronics, Inc. 1,947
11 Google Inc. 1,851
12 FUJITSU LIMITED 1,806
13 Apple Inc. 1,775
14 General Electric Company 1,739
15 GM Global Technology 1,626
16 Seiko Epson Corporation 1,494
17 Ricoh Company, Ltd. 1,470
18 Intel Corporation 1,455
19 Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P. 1,360
20 BlackBerry Limited 1,334
Source: IFI CLAIMS Patent Services (number of issued
patents).
The number of patents granted to Fujitsu Group compa-
nies other than Fujitsu Limited was 649 (12 companies).
Total Fujitsu Group patents: 2,455
1 Panasonic Corporation 7,123
2 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 5,586
3 Canon Inc. 5,582
4 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 4,963
5 TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4,623
6 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 3,637
7 FUJITSU LIMITED 3,483
8 Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3,292
9 NEC Corporation 2,940
10 Sharp Corporation 2,871
11 DENSO CORPORATION 2,826
12 Hitachi, Ltd. 2,607
13 FUJIFILM Corporation 2,553
14 Seiko Epson Corporation 2,370
15 NISSAN MOTOR CO.,LTD. 2,037
16 KYOCERA Corporation 1,860
17 Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corporation 1,800
18 Sony Corporation 1,787
19 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 1,721
20 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. 1,445
Fujitsu survey based on Japan Patent Office data
(number of issued patents).
The number of patents granted to Fujitsu Group compa-
nies other than Fujitsu Limited was 1,645 (20 companies).
Total Fujitsu Group patents: 5,128
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