Samsung’s patent-driven approach pays off

As makers of electronics look to innovate and introduce new technology in India, Samsung has revealed details of its patent-driven approach to research and development. Around 2,900 patents have been filed so far from the company’s research centres in India, with an average of 250 patents every year, a top company official said.

At the forefront of this drive is Samsung’s research centre in Bengaluru, its biggest outside of South Korea, which has trained around 3,000 engineers in filing patents and working towards developing new and innovative technologies. Samsung has more than 9,000 people at its three research centres in India.