Companies are selected for the "TOP 100 Global Innovators" based on innovation, striving to comply with the protection of intellectual property rights, and bringing breakthrough inventions to the world. Selection is based on objective data extracted from "Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI)," the world's largest value-added patent database, "Thomson Innovation," an intellectual property research and analysis platform, and evaluation criteria set by Clarivate Analytics.

Nitto has made a companywide effort to appropriately protect the ideas for our inventions with intellectual property rights while also maximizing the value of our ideas by effectively commercializing them. In recent years, with the global expansion of the company’s business, we have actively promoted the globalization of our intellectual property initiatives, and we believe that these initiatives have led to our recognition with this award.

Nitto will continue to create new values in the fields of Green (Environment), Clean (New Energy) and Fine (Life Science) looking forward to the company’s 100th anniversary in 2018 and beyond. Going forward, the company intends to continue enhancing the value of its intellectual property, dedicating itself to practicing “Innovation for Customers” and maximizing its corporate value.