Quad/Graphics Named Among Top Patent InnovatorsQuad/Graphics is the only printer among the Top 35 companies featured in the most recent release of The Wall Street Journal Patent ScorecardTM for Heavy Industrial Equipment, reinforcing its position as the printing industry’s innovation leader. Published in the May 20 edition of The Wall Street Journal, the scorecard ranked heavy industrial equipment patent portfolios based on several criteria, including quality, technological strength and industry impact.
“The Patent Scorecard ranking reaffirms our status as the printing industry's innovation leader for patents that add value not only for Quad/Graphics and our customers, but also for the industry as a whole,” said Joel Quadracci, President & CEO. “Our innovative technology and processes are at the core of our business success, and we will continue to develop technology to strengthen our company and print as a choice communications medium.”
According to the ranking, Quad/Graphics received high scores for:
- Technology StrengthTM, which indicates the overall strength of the company’s patent portfolio holdings with a combined measure of quality and patent quantity.
- Industry ImpactTM, which highlights the broad significance the company’s patent portfolio across the industry. The score indicates the role patents play in serving as a foundation for other patents and technologies.
- Research IntensityTM, which indicates the extent to which the portfolio includes patents with above-average scientific linkages. According to Patent Board spokesperson Christine Wren, a higher score indicates that a company’s technology is closer to cutting edge than its competitors.
The Wall Street Journal partners with the Patent Board, a leading patent advisor for businesses, banks, law firms and governments, to publish scorecards for 17 different industry sectors. The Heavy Industrial Equipment scorecard comprises 109 companies from around the world, including printers. One industry-specific scorecard appears each week in The Wall Street Journal.
About Quad/Graphics
Quad/Graphics (www.QG.com) is the largest privately held printer of magazines, catalogs and other commercial products in the Western Hemisphere, and the third-largest printer – public or private – in the nation. Headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin (26 miles west of Milwaukee), the company provides services ranging from front-end design and photography through digital imaging, printing, finishing, mailing/distribution, and data-driven marketing solutions such as data optimization and analytics. Annual sales are in excess of $2 billion. Worldwide employment is approximately 12,000 people. |
