US patent grants fall for first time since 2007

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US patent grants fall for first time since 2007

January 13 2016
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IBM remained the top US patent recipient in 2015, but it was the first year since 2007 in which overall patent activity fell, according to analysis released by IFI Claims Patent Services. IFI also identified an increasing trend of companies choosing to spread their portfolios across multiple entities

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