OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP has a total of 6,594 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 2004. It filed its patents most often in Japan, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, optics and audio-visual technology are STORZ KARL SE & CO KG, AVANTIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC and CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | Japan | 2,095 | |
#2 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 1,397 | |
#3 | China | 1,172 | |
#4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 880 | |
#5 | United States | 853 | |
#6 | Republic of Korea | 123 | |
#7 | Australia | 30 | |
#8 | Canada | 11 | |
#9 | Brazil | 10 | |
#10 | Germany | 9 | |
#11 | Taiwan | 9 | |
#12 | Russian Federation | 4 | |
#13 | India | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Medical technology | |
#2 | Optics | |
#3 | Audio-visual technology | |
#4 | Computer technology | |
#5 | Measurement | |
#6 | Machines |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Diagnosis and surgery | |
#2 | Optical systems | |
#3 | Television | |
#4 | Syringes | |
#5 | Image data processing | |
#6 | Healthcare informatics | |
#7 | Object sterilising | |
#8 | Radio navigation | |
#9 | Unspecified technologies | |
#10 | Analysing materials |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Gono Kazuhiro | 143 |
#2 | Kawano Hironao | 122 |
#3 | Suzuki Keita | 109 |
#4 | Wakabayashi Katsuhiro | 106 |
#5 | Segawa Hidetake | 104 |
#6 | Hasegawa Jun | 103 |
#7 | Uchiyama Akio | 99 |
#8 | Chiba Atsushi | 95 |
#9 | Mikkaichi Takayasu | 95 |
#10 | Onishi Hideto | 92 |
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