Saturday, March 26, 2011

Cisco ranked #1 Innovator by The Patent Board


Cisco continues to hold the top spot as “#1 Innovator in the Telecom & Communications industry” in The Patent Board scorecard released this week.
According to a release issued by The Patent Board, “Cisco holds a comfortable lead over the industry, and had a patent count increase of 10%, well above the 8.3% industry average increase.”
On their website, The Patent Board says the scorecard “ranks corporate innovation using a series of metrics to determine patent quality, technological strength and breadth of impact.”
Cisco’s Managing Director of Intellectual Property Dan Lang says:
“We’re very proud of Cisco’s reputation as an innovator.  Cisco continues to invest heavily in research and development, and the new statistics from The Patent Board indicate the breadth and quality of our innovation.”

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