FANUC CORPORATION has been chosen as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators for 2023, in recognition for its activities in R&D and intellectual property

February 17, 2023

FANUC CORPORATION

FANUC CORPORATION has been selected as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators 2023 by Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing information, analytics, and workflow solutions. FANUC has received this honor also in 2012, 2013 and 2022, making this the fourth time and second consecutive year that the company has been recognized.

Clarivate analyzes the latest innovation trends using their own patent data and original assessment criteria, based on such factors as the "number of patents acquired," "influence," "success," "globalization" and "rarity" to select the top 100 global innovators, consisting of corporations and research centers among others. The list of the top 100 innovators has been announced every year from 2012, and this is the 12th time.

FANUC has continued to provide indispensable values throughout the world in the field of factory automation through unceasingly creating technological innovations, under our basic principles of “Genmitsu (Strict Preciseness) and Tomei (Transparency).” In doing so, we have strived to elevate our position as a company worthy of esteem, as well as to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society. In order to develop highly competitive products and release them to the market, we have narrowed down our business to factory automation which is our area of expertise, and have actively invested in research and development, as well as pursuing the enrichment of our intellectual property.

FANUC will continue to promote activities related to intellectual property that will adapt to the changing global business environment, in order to maintain competitive advantages, and achieve sustainable growth, to further fulfill our intellectual property portfolio and its strategic application, in line with our business and development strategies.

For information on FANUC’s activities regarding intellectual property, see
https://www.fanuc.co.jp/en/sustainability/governance/intellectualproperty.html

For details on “Top 100 Global Innovator 2023,” see
https://clarivate.com/top-100-innovators/