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Olympus Corporation- Company Profile

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===Patents Held by Business group===
 
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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Business Segment'''</font>
|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Medical Systems'''</font>
|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Life science & Industrial Systems'''</font>
|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Imaging Systems'''</font>
|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''R&D/Innovation'''</font>
|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Total'''</font>
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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Japan patents'''</font>
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|2941
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|1067
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|2021
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|1131
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''7160'''
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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''US patents'''</font>
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|1059
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|680
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|1534
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|974
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''4247'''
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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''China patents'''</font>
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|405
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|86
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|444
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|90
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''1025'''
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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Other patents'''</font>
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|948
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|249
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|102
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|165
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''1464'''
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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Total'''</font>
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''5353'''
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''2082'''
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''4101'''
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''2360'''
|align = " center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''13896'''
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In Medical systems business, the company owns 39% of the total number of patents held by the company, with Japanese patents being the highest contributor to that.
==Business Overview==