IBM Relinquishes Its Worldwide Patent Leadership in 2022 to SamsungFor the last three decades, IBM has been industry-leading in patent leadership. But through October of this year, IBM’s patent production has fallen off a cliff. This is giving Samsung an opening to become this year’s pennant winner. If so, IBM will close out its third full decade of patent leadership with a whimper rather than a flourish. Peter E. Greulich Charts of IBM's patent performance and an overview of the IBM-Samsung positioning of themselves for patent leadership is available by selecting the image or the link below.
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Why the President of Recording and Computing Machines Hired Women in 1917.This is an Interview in 1917 with Will I. Ohmer, President, Recording and Computing Machines Company. Headings, subheadings, and images were added by this author. The article was shortened and minor edits performed where appropriate for readability without affecting the overall tone and purpose of the piece while, hopefully, improving clarity. Some author insights are provided which were gleaned from a follow-on, 1922 article—written five years later, about this same company, this same president, this production of fuses for the war effort, and this corporation’s approach in utilizing women in its workforce. Several times the term “girl(s)” has been replaced with “woman/women” so as to keep the reader engaged and not distracted with an out-of-date term that was widely used at the time, and not in a derogatory manner. Peter E. Greulich Select the image or link below to read the article in its entirety. |
Peter E. GreulichPeter E. has been studying IBM and early American corporate history since his retirement in 2011. These are his thoughts and musings, and of those whose biographies and autobiographies he has read with links to articles and book reviews on this website. Contact the author directly.
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