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HP's portfolio of intellectual property is incredibly broad and diverse, making us uniquely qualified to help our partners with their patent licensing, patent purchase, standards, trademark, brand licensing, and technology transfer needs:

  • 36,000+ patents worldwide
  • Top-ranked IT company in patent quality (past year)1
  • Third-ranked IT company in patent quality (portfolio)1
  • Fourth-strongest IT patent portfolio2
  • Fourth most valuable patent portfolio worldwide3
  • Seventh-largest worldwide patent portfolio 
  • Ranked top 10 in US patents from 2004 to 20094

HP research scientists are often in the news. In that regard we are proud to note that HP Labs Senior Fellow Stan Williams received the 2009 EE Times ACE Award, recognizing him as "Innovator of the Year."

Discover today how you can achieve your business objectives by licensing or purchasing HP's technology and patents.

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Footnotes
1 Ocean Tomo PatentRating, Leading Companies selected based on IP Portfolio Strength (IPS), October 6, 2010

2 PatentBoard Scorecard July 9, 2010.

3 BusinessWeek "The World's Most Inventive Companies" patent portfolio valuation study by Ocean Tomo , January 13, 2010

4 USPTO Patents Granted by Organization, 2004-2009

5 Interbrand "Best Global Brands 2010", September, 2010