KBA Moves Up to Number 11 on U.S. Top 50 Patent Board Scorecard

DALLAS—Jan. 30, 2012—KBA North America proudly announces that Koenig & Bauer AG, its parent company, has seen its ranking soar to number 11 among the top 50 in the annual update of The Patent Board’s Patent Scorecard for manufacturers of heavy industrial equipment. The prestigious ranking was published on Jan. 13, 2012. Koenig & Bauer once again was the highest ranked printing press manufacturer in the top 50 annual update, with the next printing press manufacturer 13 ranking points lower.

KBA moved into the 11th position because its Technology Strength score increased. Technology Strength is the product of the granted patent count and the Current Impact score. Current Impact measures the citation frequency to a firm’s patent portfolio and compares it to the “average” patent portfolio.