2011 Benchmarking Intellectual Property Productivity 
Harvard Business
JULY 21, 2017
Back in 2011, crowdsourcing was fueling an explosion in open innovation. Likewise, Quirky tried to manufacture the products its community conceived rather than find expert low cost producers. Firms launching new products today use Alibaba, an effective platform, to find low cost manufacturers with competitive bids.
MishTalk
JANUARY 12, 2014
Google ranked only number 21 based on issued patents in 2012 and was not even in the top 50 in 2011, according to an annual ranking compiled by IFI Claims, a patent research company. The jump partly reflects new products such as the Google Glass “smart” glasses and its development of driverless cars, said Mr Lo.
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