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Apple suppliers added manufacturing operations close to the tech company in fiscal 2021

The number of patents Apple was granted dropped 12% from 2024 to 2025.
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Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.