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BROTHER IND LTD

Overview
  • Total Patents
    70,805
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    70
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 13.0%
About

BROTHER IND LTD has a total of 70,805 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 13.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1956. It filed its patents most often in Japan, United States and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets textiles and paper, optics and computer technology are OCE TECH BV, ADVANCED COLOR TECHNOLOGY INC and OCÉ TECHNOLOGIES B V.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing BROTHER IND LTDs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Sato Shougo 569
#2 Itabashi Nao 547
#3 Ueno Hideo 525
#4 Sato Shogo 455
#5 Taki Kazuya 433
#6 Kamimura Naoya 402
#7 Ohara Kiyotaka 400
#8 Okabe Yasushi 389
#9 Sugawara Hiroto 389
#10 Suzuki Makoto 380

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