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IEEE Spectrum Magazine Ranks Finisar First in Patent Power Among Telecom Equipment Manufacturers
First Annual Survey Evaluated Over a Thousand Organizations Within 15 Industry Categories for the Most Influential -- and Potentially Most Lucrative -- Patent Portfolios
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 7, 2006 -- Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ), a
technology leader in fiber optic and test and measurement solutions for
high-speed data networks, today announced it has been recognized by IEEE
Spectrum magazine as ranking first in "Patent Power" for the
telecommunications industry for 2005. IEEE Spectrum rated the 113 patents
issued to Finisar in 2005 as having the greatest overall patent pipeline
power within the telecom equipment industry. Compiled by IEEE Spectrum and
1790 Analytics, a firm that specializes in patent citation analysis,
companies are evaluated on the grounds of the number of patents secured and
how frequently a company's patents are cited by other patents.
Rankings for each of the 15 industry categories were based upon each
company's Pipeline Power score. This score was derived from a mathematical
formula that took into account the total number of U.S. patents obtained in
the year 2005 and four variables -- Pipeline Growth, Pipeline Impact,
Pipeline Generality, and Pipeline Originality.
"In an industry that's built on technological advancement, this achievement
demonstrates one of the reasons for Finisar's strength in the industry,"
said Jerry Rawls, Finisar's CEO. "We're proud to be recognized by IEEE
Spectrum as a patent leader and view this accomplishment as recognition of
Finisar's emphasis on innovation."
"I think the most interesting findings in the survey are that less
well-known companies like Finisar are showing up and playing with the big
boys of R & D, going toe-to-toe with the much larger companies in the
telecommunications industry," said Harry Goldstein, senior editor, IEEE
Spectrum.
The full article and complete rankings appear in the November issue of
IEEE Spectrum magazine.
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ) is a technology leader for fiber optic
components and subsystems and network test and monitoring systems. These
products enable high-speed data communications for networking and storage
applications over Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs), Fibre
Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)
using Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company's
headquarters is in Sunnyvale, California, USA. www.finisar.com.
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