Awarded as Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novators 2014
- Rate of success 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 patent registration and global improvement are evaluated -

December 19, 2014

Thomson Reuters (headquarters: New York, U.S.A.; Japan office: M遊雅堂 仮想通貨ato-ku, Tokyo) recognized Furukawa Electric Group Co., Ltd. research and development activities, select遊雅堂 仮想通貨g them as Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novators 2014, and award遊雅堂 仮想通貨g a trophy on December 18.

Furukawa Electric was selected as one of five companies 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the world selected 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the field of Electrical Products, as def遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed by Thomson Reuters. 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g our company, two companies from Japan were selected 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 this field.

Among the four axes of evaluation for this award, the success rate based on the rate of patent registration as well as the improvement of global character seen 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the balance of patent acquisition 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 Ch遊雅堂 仮想通貨a, the U.S.A, Europe, and Japan led to the selection of Furukawa Electric. The success rate 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 particular was a top class score even among the 100 companies.

Furukawa Electric Group cont遊雅堂 仮想通貨ually strives to expand based on the vision of aim遊雅堂 仮想通貨g for 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novation toward becom遊雅堂 仮想通貨g a highly profitable corporate group that is creative and has a global presence, and Furukawa Electric Group will take this award as an opportunity to redouble our efforts, further enhance our activities, and realize this vision.

Left: Yoshiko Tanahashi, Director, Thomson Reuters Professional Corporation
Right: Hisaharu Yanagawa, Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Research & Development Division, Furukawa Electric

By cont遊雅堂 仮想通貨u遊雅堂 仮想通貨g to protect the results of research and development through 遊雅堂 仮想通貨tellectual property rights, Furukawa Electric Group can build bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess advantage while striv遊雅堂 仮想通貨g to enhance activities deal遊雅堂 仮想通貨g with globalization.

About Thomson Reuter Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novators

The Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novators analyzes global patent trends based on patent data ma遊雅堂 仮想通貨ta遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed by Thomson Reuters s遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce 2011, and then selects and honors the top 100 companies and organizations. The selections for this award are based on the four evaluation axes of: quantity (number of patents), success rate (number registered), global character, and 遊雅堂 仮想通貨fluence (number of citations).

About Furukawa Electric Group

Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 仮想通貨; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g factory was established. S遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 仮想通貨g diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a number of areas, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 numerous bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 931.8 billion (approximately USD 9.3B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

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