Kordsa reinforces its patent position

This followed on from its record IP activity in 2016, which saw 128 inventions, 407 patent applications and 121 approved patents in 2016, the company said 31 Jan.

Kordsa’s patent portfolio grew 60% in 2017, while there were 664 patent applications, 167 inventions and 168 granted patents globally by the end of the year.

Last year 71% of the inventions were performed by Kordsa’s R&D centre in Izmit.