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commitment to research and development is required to drive long-term growth. Approximately 21,600 professional
employees were engaged in such research activities during 2004.
Patents and Trademarks. Motorola seeks to obtain patents and trademarks to protect our proprietary
position whenever possible and practical.
As of December 31, 2004, Motorola owned approximately 8,416 utility and design patents in the U.S. and
12,885 patents in foreign countries. These foreign patents are mostly counterparts of Motorola's U.S. patents, but a
number result from research conducted outside the U.S. and are originally Ñled in the country of origin. During
2004, Motorola was granted 572 U.S. utility and design patents. The numbers of patents reported exclude Freescale
Semiconductor. Many of the patents owned by Motorola are used in its operations or licensed for use by others,
and Motorola is licensed to use certain patents owned by others. Royalty and licensing fees vary from year to year
and are subject to the terms of the agreements and sales volumes of the products subject to licenses.
Environmental Quality. Compliance with federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials
into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has no material eÅect on capital
expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of Motorola.
Employees. At December 31, 2004, there were approximately 68,000 employees of Motorola and its
subsidiaries, as compared to approximately 88,000 employees at December 31, 2003. The employment decrease in
2004 primarily reÖects the impact of the spin-oÅ of Motorola's former semiconductor operations during 2004.
Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales. Domestic export sales to
third parties were $2.7 billion, $1.9 billion and $1.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002,
respectively. Domestic export sales to aÇliates and subsidiaries, which are eliminated in consolidation, were
$1.8 billion, $1.8 billion and $1.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The remainder of the response to this section of Item 1 incorporates by reference Note 9, ""Commitments and
Contingencies'' and Note 10, ""Information by Segment and Geographic Region'' of Part II, Item 8: Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data of this document, the ""Results of OperationsÌ2004 Compared to 2003'' and
""Results of OperationsÌ2003 Compared to 2002'' sections of Part II, Item 7: Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this document.
Available Information
We make available free of charge through our website, www.motorola.com/investor, our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, other Exchange Act
reports and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically
Ñled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (""SEC''). Our reports are also available free of charge on the
SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Also available free of charge on our website are the following corporate governance
documents:
‚ Motorola, Inc. Restated CertiÑcate of Incorporation
‚ Motorola, Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws
‚ Motorola, Inc. Board Governance Guidelines
‚ Motorola, Inc. Director Independence Guidelines
‚ Principles of Conduct for Members of the Motorola, Inc. Board of Directors
‚ Motorola Code of Business Conduct, which is applicable to all Motorola employees, including the principal
executive oÇcer, the principal Ñnancial oÇcer and the controller (principal accounting oÇcer)
‚ Audit and Legal Committee Charter
‚ Compensation and Leadership Committee Charter
‚ Governance and Nominating Committee Charter
All of our reports and corporate governance documents may also be obtained without charge by contacting
Investor Relations, Motorola, Inc., Corporate OÇces, 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196,
E-mail: [email protected], phone: [phone]. Our Internet website and the information contained
therein or incorporated therein are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.