Portfolio comparison
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co vs Microsoft Corp
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Patents indexed
1
Year range
1979
Most recent
1979
materials-scienceadhesivesoffice-suppliesconsumer-goodspolymer-chemistry
Top Patents1 enriched
US 4166152· 1979
The Post-it Note Adhesive — Invented as a Failure That Stuck Around
Activity by Decade
1970s1
Company B
Microsoft Corp
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2000 – 2006
Most recent
2006
softwaretelecommunicationsecommerceconsumer_electronics
Top Patents1 enriched
US 6122658· 2000
Microsoft's Method for Serving Localized Web Content
Activity by Decade
2000s2
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