COMPANY OVERVIEW Traded as TYO: 6758 NYSE: SNE Industry Conglomerate Founded 7 May 1946 (as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo) 1958 (as Sony) Founder(s) Masaru Ibuka, Akio Morita Headquarters Minato, Tokyo, Japan Area served Worldwide Products Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Video games, Media/Entertainment, Computer hardware, Telecom equipment Services Financial services, insurance, banking, credit finance and advertising agency Revenue Increase US$ 72.349 billion (2013)[2] Net income Increase US$ 458 million (2013)[2]
INTRODUCTION Sony Corporation , commonly referred to as Sony , is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Kōnan Minato , Tokyo, Japan . Its diversified business is primarily focused on the electronics, game, entertainment and financial services sectors . Sony is ranked 87th on the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500 .
PATENTS Sony have many number of patents, for their electronics such as play station, mobile phones, cameras, Walkman, etc. According to The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO ), Sony have 3017 patents.
Some Patents
TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT Sony has registered more than 1000 of trademark.
TAGLINE Sony has copyright for their tagline “ MAKE.BELIEVE ”.