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April 11, 2025 | MurataEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was selected as one of the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2025 by Clarivate Plc in March 2025. This is the fourth consecutive year that Murata has received this recognition.
The Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators is a list of the world’s top 100 innovative companies and organizations, selected by analyzing intellectual property based on four evaluation criteria: influence of patents, success, geographical investment, and rarity. This information is derived from an intellectual property database held by Clarivate, a global information services company.
Murata aims to engage in intellectual property activities that contribute to the development of our business. We create various inventions as a result of our research and development efforts and, in order to utilize their intellectual property rights as useful assets for the business, Murata is working to strategically acquire rights and build up an intellectual property portfolio. We also regularly review our intellectual property portfolio and restructure our intellectual property strategy in response to changes in the business environment.
Murata’s inclusion among the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators is a recognition of our ability to create innovation and our strategic intellectual property activities that contribute to our business.
We will continue to promote innovation while striving to strategically acquire and utilize intellectual property rights. We also aim to contribute to society through innovative products and technologies.
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