The latest trend is that Nikon patent applications are shrinking over the years – here is the data: 2011 number of published Nikon patent applications: 1776 (ranking: 23rd) 2012 number of published Nikon patent applications: 1624 (ranking: 23rd) 2013 number of published Nikon patent applications: 1832 (ranking: 20th) 2014 number of published Nikon patent applications: … Continue reading The number of Nikon patents worrisome shrinking over the years