IFI Patent Intelligence Analysis of 2008

IFI Patent Intelligence, a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has released an annual compilation of the world’s top-ranked U.S.-patent companies, which suggests America’s longstanding dominance of new U.S. patents may be slipping.  According to IFI’s analysis, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a total of 157,774 utility patents in calendar year 2008, up slightly [...]