TOKYO, January 22, 2026 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has been recognized as one of the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 by Clarivate Plc, a global information services company based in the United Kingdom. Mitsubishi Electric’s achievements in the field of intellectual property (IP) continue to be highly recognized, as evidenced by being named a Global Innovator for the 14th time. The company was ranked in 17th place overall this year.

The award, which was established in 2012, is based on patent-related data collected by Clarivate. Candidates are companies and organizations that have filed at least 500 patent applications since 2000 and have more than 100 inventions registered as patents in the five-year period between 2020 and 2024. Four criteria—influence, success rate, geographic investment and rarity—are evaluated to select and honor the top 100 companies worldwide each year.

Mitsubishi Electric, which strategically positions IP as a crucial business resource for its future growth and development, carefully aligns IP activities with the company’s business and R&D strategies. In October 2021, the company launched Open Technology Bank^TM activities to promote external collaboration aimed at realizing a sustainable future by leveraging IP.

Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric will continue strengthening its IP activities to address social challenges and deliver new value towards sustainability through its business. For more information, please visit https://www.MitsubishiElectric.com/intellectual-property/

Tomoko Ishii, Senior General Manager of the Corporate Intellectual Property Division, said: “We are honored to be recognized again this year. Our intellectual property activities are closely integrated with our business and development strategies in order to address social challenges as well as create new markets. In collaboration with standardization initiatives, we strive to obtain higher-quality intellectual property rights on a global scale. We are also developing external collaboration initiatives that utilize our intellectual property rights as a starting point for co-creation. Going forward, we will continue to promote IP activities that contribute to solving challenges in the modern world.”