Scania sets new patent record

In 2013, more than 700 invention disclosures were submitted to Scania’s Patent Department, 40 percent over the 2012 figure.A continuing trend is that the majority of these invention disclosures are generated in the development of electronics and control systems. Within Scania’s Research and Development, the departments for powertrain control systems development and the department for hybrid technology development submitted most ideas – five inventions per every ten employees. Consequently, a new record of 285 first filed patent applications was set during the year. “We are excited to see