We recently reported the purchase of a significant patent portfolio from Motorola’s subsidiary, Symbol Technologies, Inc. which represents the largest, broadest, and earliest filed laser pico projection and display portfolio outside of Microvision’s. Because the transaction did not close until after our November 1st conference call and we were not able to discuss this transaction then, I wanted […]
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Microvison ranks #1 U.S. Company in 2010 IEEE Patent Scorecard for Electronics
In the just-released 2010 report that IEEE does on ranking overall ‘patent power’, Microvision ranks #1 for U.S. companies in the top 20 electronics companies, ahead of Apple and Xerox (the only other two U.S. companies ranked in the top 20). Overall, Microvision ranks #13 worldwide, up from 17th place in 2009. Great job by […]
Microvision's Patent Power Prowess Progresses
IEEE Spectrum has refreshed its annual assessment of IP portfolios in different technology sectors. Last year Microvision was named in the Top 20 electronics companies worldwide in patent pipeline power. This year we moved up 3 slots to 17th, even though we filed 25 patents during the evaluation year, compared to hundreds filed by some of the […]