The company’s successful recent innovations include:
Across the globe, Philips employs approximately 11,000 people in R&D. The company’s IP portfolio comprises 57,000 patent rights, 33,000 trademarks, 114,000 design rights and 2,900 domain names.
With a total of 1,311 patent applications at the EPO in 2021, Philips ranks ninth in the EPO’s global ranking of patent applicants. Among the EPO’s European patent applicants, Philips ranks number three,
For detailed statistics and supporting materials produced by the European Patent Office, see the EPO Patent Index 2021.
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