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MENICON CO LTD

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,485
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    7,002
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 56.0%
About

MENICON CO LTD has a total of 1,485 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 56.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1983. It filed its patents most often in Japan, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets optics, medical technology and machines are PHARMACIA GRONINGEN BV, CALHOUN VISION and BAUSCH & LOMB.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing MENICON CO LTDs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Nakada Kazuhiko 181
#2 Ando Ichiro 88
#3 Niwa Kazuharu 75
#4 Yokoyama Yasuhiro 67
#5 Yamazaki Toshio 66
#6 Suzuki Hiroaki 66
#7 Goto Yuji 60
#8 Mori Osamu 57
#9 Oyama Hiroyuki 57
#10 Hiratani Haruyuki 55

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