Hon Hai secures over 54,200 patentsStaff writer, with CNAHon Hai Technology Group (鴻海集團), also known as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康科技集團), yesterday said it has secured more than 54,200 invention patents around the world, of which 62.5 percent were granted in the US and Japan. On its Web site, Hon Hai, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, which assembles iPhones and iPads for Apple Inc, said it has received 17,600 patents in the US, or 32.5 percent of the total, and 16,200 patents in Japan, or about 30 percent. Hon Hai has also acquired more than 11,200 and 5,620 patents in China and Taiwan respectively. A Model T electric bus is pictured at the entrance to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co’s headquarters in New Taipei City’s Tucheng District on Monday last week. Photo: screen grab from FacebookAbout 17 percent of the patents obtained by Hon Hai was in the area of computer accessories, and 14 percent in semiconductors, it said.

Source: Taipei Times January 10, 2022 22:00 UTC