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Canon business fields
- Office imaging products
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- Office network MFDs
- Color network MFDs
- Personal MFDs
- Office copying machines
- Color copying machines
- Personal copying machines
- Other products
- Computer peripherals
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- Laser printers
- Multifunction Inkjet printers
- Inkjet printers
- Image scanners
- Other products
- Business information products
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- Document scanners
- Handy terminal
- Calculators & electronic dictionaries
- Other products
- Cameras
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- Digital cameras
- Digital video camcorders
- Lenses for SLR cameras
- LCD projectors
- Other products
- Optical and other products
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- Semiconductor exposure systems
- LCD exposure systems
- Broadcast equipment
- Medical equipment
- Large-format inkjet printers
- Components
- Other products
Notes: 1. Regional net sales and employee numbers are based on consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
2. U.S. dollar amounts are translated from yen at the rate of JPY91=U.S.$1, the approximate exchange rate on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market as of December 30, 2008, solely for the convenience of the reader.
2008 top ten US patent holders by company
| Rank | Organization | Number of patents |
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| 1 | IBM | 4,164 |
| 2 | Samsung Electronics | 3,518 |
| 3 | Canon | 2,114 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 2,027 |
| 5 | Intel | 1,777 |
| 6 | Panasonic | 1,737 |
| 7 | Toshiba | 1,614 |
| 8 | Sony | 1,499 |
| 9 | Fujitsu | 1,493 |
| 10 | Hewlett-packard | 1,420 |
- * Based on weekly patent counts issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A look at Canon in world rankings
| Best Global Brand | Best Global Brand September 29, 2008 issue |
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| Overall ranking 36 th 2008 brand value ranking based on future earnings potential |
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| FORTUNE Global 500 | Fortune July 21, 2008 issue |
| Total sales: Global ranking 189 th Profits: Global ranking 126 th Evaluation of five performance measures for fiscal 2007, including total sales, profits, and total assets |
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| FT Global 500 | Financial Times June 24, 2008 edition |
| Market capitalization global ranking 110 th Market capitalization ranking on March 31, 2008 (the number of outstanding shares multiplied by share price) |
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