19 May 2020PatentsSarah Morgan

M&A helps companies jump patent grant rank, Capital One soars

Acquisitions made by Broadcom and Commscope have helped the companies climb up the list of organisations which received the most patent grants in 2019, while IBM’s purchase of Red Hat has helped the company further secure its place at the top of the list.

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