Siemens occupies top position for patent applications in Europe

Siemens – Last fiscal year Siemens increased the number of inventions registered by its employees to approximately 8,600 — that amounts to 40 per workday. A major contribution to this figure was made by 12 particularly successful researchers and developers, whom Siemens honored as “Inventors of the Year 2011″ at a ceremony in Munich on November 22.

In recent years these inventors have...