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R&D ACTIVITIES/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
Forward Looking Research & Development
Status of Intellectual Property
Number of Registered Patents and All Patent Applications Filed
During the year under review, Hoya registered 3,679 patents and utility models in Japan. The
main businesses of the electro-optics and vision care divisions accounted for 27% of these,
while Pentax’s cameras and medical-related devices accounted for 51%. Of the Company’s
patent applications, approximately 30% were lodged outside Japan during the year under
review. Moreover, as shown by this high percentage of global patent applications, Hoya is
making the fullest possible use of intellectual property in line with its policy of increasing the
competitive strengths of its global businesses.
Percentage of Patents Granted
The percentage of patents granted Group-wide in Japan (including those in the prior exami-
nation and review stages) was approximately 61.6% for the fiscal period ended March 31,
2008, the most recent year for which data available.
Total
3,679
REGISTERED PATENTS AND
UTILITY MODELS
(As of March 31, 2009)
n Electro-Optics Division 661
n Photonics Division 26
n Vision Care Division 339
n Health Care Division 59
n Pentax 2,523
n New-Business Related 70
n Other 1
36 HOYA Annual Report 2009