Summary
We cross-analyzed the key IP activities that Apple is concentrating on (patent purchases, patent ownership and self-citations) to choose the ‘top 10 innovative technologies of Apple.’
The top 10 technologies are those which saw patent purchases and ownership sharply increase at the same time in the past 3 years with self-citations also greatly rising in the past couple of years.
Apple’s future can be gleaned if we take a look at their patent ownership and purchase strategy and the network of citations for innovative technologies.
Table of Contents
1. Summary
2. IP activities surrounding Apple
- Apple’s sales increased more than 20 times in the past 10 years
- Apple Business Timeline
3. Apple IP Activity 2014
- Technology segments in which Apple registered patents in 2014
- Technology segments in which Apple purchased patents in 2014
4. Apple’s top 10 innovative technologies
-Technologies purchased by Apple
-Technologies owned by Apple
-Technologies self-cited by Apple
5. Apple patent purchase network
- Technologies purchased by Apple
- Technologies owned by Apple
- Technologies self-cited by Apple
6. Apple’s self-citations and technological innovation
7. Apple’s top 10 innovative technologies and patent citation network
8. Appendix
2015.05 | Publisher : Electronic Times Research Center(ETRC)
