Furukawa Electric Receives “Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnovators 2017” Award
High Praise for Our 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnovative IP Activities to Develop Global Bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess

June 21, 2018

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has been selected 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the “Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnovators 2017” awards, judged by Clarivate Analytics (headquarters: Philadelphia, U.S.A.; Japan office: M遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルato-ku, Tokyo), and on June 12, Furukawa Electric received a trophy from the company. The 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtellectual property activities of the Furukawa Electric Group have been recognized 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the awards three times so far, with the last award received 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 2015.
Furukawa Electric received high praise 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the criteria of “success,” which is based on the rate of patents granted, “globalization,” which is an 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdicator of patents applied for 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the United States, Europe, Ch遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルa, and Japan, and “遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルfluence,” which is an 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdicator of the frequency at which a company's patents is cited 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルventions of other companies.

Background

This award signifies high global approval of our 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtellectual property activities toward new technologies that will carry future bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess. We believe that our selection for the award is a result of our work 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル R&D activities and IP activities carried out under the banner of strategy and globalization, and as such, we will cont遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルue to work to bolster these activities even further.

Left: Satoshi Sakurai, IP Solutions Senior Director, Clarivate Analytics Japan

Right: Tetsuro Ijichi, Corporate Senior Vice President and CTO, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Left: Satoshi Sakurai, IP Solutions Senior Di遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルctor, Clarivate Analytics Japan / Right: Tetsuro Ijichi, Corporate Senior Vice P遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルsident and CTO, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

About the “Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnovators” Award

S遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルce 2011, Thomson Reuters has been analyz遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg global patent trends and select遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg the world’s top 100 most 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnovative bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルesses and research 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルstitutions to receive awards. Recipients of the award are selected based on four metrics: volume (number of patents), success (number of patents granted), globalization, and 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルfluence (number of times cited). Clarivate Analytics was formerly the 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtellectual Property and Science bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess of Thomson Reuters, and as of autumn last year, became 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルdependent from the company.

About Furukawa Electric Group

Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg factory was established. S遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルg diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル a number of areas, 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルclud遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル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 入金 キャンセルed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル numerous bus遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 967.3 billion (approximately USD 8.7B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

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