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Research and development key to the future
Ericsson’s numerous patents demonstrate its technology leadership. They also show the company’s commitment to R&D with substantial contributions to standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).
October 15, 2008
In a recently published article, listing the world’s most innovative countries, Forbes magazine placed Sweden at number four. Ericsson, being the top filer of patents in Sweden, plays a significant role in this. Over the past 138 years the company has been an active patent filer, resulting in a current portfolio of over 23,000 granted patents worldwide.
The filing of patents and commitment to R&D is crucial to keep Ericsson amongst the top players in the business. Gustav Brismark, VP of Patent Strategies and Portfolio Management, at Licensing and Patent Development (LPD), explains why it is important to be a step ahead in R&D. “We continuously evolve our technical leadership,” he says. “That means, besides having the strongest patent portfolio in the business, that we can conduct business with competitive products, and get access to other companies’ patents.”
“The fact that we own the patent is important, but in order to come up with the best solution for everybody we work together with our competitors and customers. The purpose of standardization is to ensure compatibility between various products, and we are willing to share our knowledge to make this happen,” says Brismark.
A lot of Ericsson’s patents have to do with LTE, a system created to meet the demands of future telecommunication. A system that Ericsson now puts all their effort into. So far, the technology has demonstrated network speeds of up to 144Mbps.
Kasim Alfalahi,Vice President IPR Licensing and Patent at Ericsson, is pleased with the position that Ericsson has in this field. “We are number one,” he says. “Unlike our competitors we have decided to focus our next generation network development on LTE. And when it comes to standardization Ericsson is one of the companies that contributes the most.”
“We aim to be one of those companies that is right in the middle of things from the beginning, it has worked out for us over the last 138 years and it feels natural for us to keep things like that. The patents make it possible for us to protect our accomplishments,” Alfalahi says.
