Murata Selected as a Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator for the Fifth Year in a Row

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “Murata”) was selected as one of the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 by Clarivate Plc (headquarters: London, United Kingdom, hereinafter, “Clarivate”) in January 2026. This is the fifth consecutive year that Murata has received this recognition.

The Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators is a list of the world’s top 100 innovative companies and organizations, selected by analyzing intellectual property based on evaluation criteria such as influence of patents, success, geographical investment, and rarity. This information is derived from an intellectual property database held by Clarivate, a global information services company.

In the rapidly changing electronics industry, the strategic acquisition and utilization of intellectual property, a source of competitiveness, is becoming increasingly important. Murata implements an intellectual property strategy based on the strategy of each business, and is working to acquire intellectual property rights that contribute to our management and business, as well as to optimize our intellectual property portfolio. We are working to maintain and improve the competitive advantage we derive from intellectual property through efforts such as improving our invention incentive system to promote the creation of inventions with high practicality and future potential, as well as supporting the formulation of strategies and business decisions through the use of IP landscape analysis^*.

^{*A method of combining intellectual property information with non-intellectual property information to comprehensively analyze Murata, our competitors, and the market, and use the information obtained to inform management strategies}

More information on Murata’s intellectual property activities can be found at the following website.
Murata's Intellectual Property | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Murata’s inclusion among the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators is a recognition of our ability to create innovation and our strategic intellectual property activities that contribute to our business.


Through intellectual property activities that encourage employees to come up with new ideas, we will continue to provide innovative products and technologies that contribute to society.

More details about the awards can be found at the website below.
2026 Top 100 Global Innovators Rankings by Clarivate