Canon in 3rd Position with 1,805 Patents Registered for 2004

lui002 · 19th January 2005

17 January 2005

Preliminary results from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office put Canon in 3rd position with 1,805 patents for 2004 after IBM and Matsushita. Canon has been in the top 3 positions for more than a decade as a result of their commitment in Research & Development. On average, Canon invests 10% of sales in R&D in a wide range of fields annually.

mpenza · 19th January 2005

not surprising. Canon has a wide range or products and for photography related products, they generally have been one of the faster movers in introducing new concepts.

holeinone · 19th January 2005

Hurray Canon!

kerpalz · 19th January 2005

yeah more more..... next year then i switch back again!~

agape01 · 20th January 2005

I hope that you do kerpalz, I'm sure that you will be much happier when you actually do switch over.

lui002 · 20th January 2005

Originally Posted by agape01

I hope that you do kerpalz, I'm sure that you will be much happier when you actually do switch over.

In 2004, Canon introduced 19 new cameras.
In 2005, Canon will introduce 20 new cameras.
Will we see more switch over in 2005 ?!

taku1a · 20th January 2005

Originally Posted by lui002

In 2004, Canon introduced 19 new cameras.
In 2005, Canon will introduce 20 new cameras.
Will we see more switch over in 2005 ?!

The same 20 designs but with 1Mb more pixels plus a higher numbered digic processors.

moos blues · 21st January 2005

Digic 2v Mk II?

Well lets see wads shows up this year... hopefully a cheaper diigtal solution will arrive soon...or at least something to drive prices lower =)

generik · 21st January 2005

All these patents is going to kill Nikon sooner or later, because whatever good ideas they patented, Nikon is not going to be able to make use of them

Anyway hopefully Nikons come up with something to pit against the 20D!

kerpalz · 21st January 2005

i'm hanging on to nikon becoz i have free lenses to use.... but once i have earn enough for my own arsenal of lens then i will switch to canon...hahaha

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lui002 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 271	Canon in 3rd Position with 1,805 Patents Registered for 2004 17 January 2005 Preliminary results from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office put Canon in 3rd position with 1,805 patents for 2004 after IBM and Matsushita. Canon has been in the top 3 positions for more than a decade as a result of their commitment in Research & Development. On average, Canon invests 10% of sales in R&D in a wide range of fields annually.

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holeinone Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tampines Posts: 1,316	Hurray Canon! __________________ There is no life without fast cars....

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mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	not surprising. Canon has a wide range or products and for photography related products, they generally have been one of the faster movers in introducing new concepts.

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kerpalz Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: TheDaysMovie.com Posts: 1,887	yeah more more..... next year then i switch back again!~

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agape01 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 2,256	I hope that you do kerpalz, I'm sure that you will be much happier when you actually do switch over.

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moos blues Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pasir ris Posts: 681	Digic 2v Mk II? Well lets see wads shows up this year... hopefully a cheaper diigtal solution will arrive soon...or at least something to drive prices lower =)

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generik Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 292	All these patents is going to kill Nikon sooner or later, because whatever good ideas they patented, Nikon is not going to be able to make use of them Anyway hopefully Nikons come up with something to pit against the 20D!