Accenture Strategy trades under the symbol ACN wit

Accenture Strategy trades under the symbol ACN with a market cap of 96 billion.
The folowing was taken directly from their latest 10k

Intellectual Property
We provide value to our clients based in part on a differentiated range of proprietary inventions, methodologies, software, reusable knowledge capital and other intellectual property. We recognize the increasing value of intellectual property in the marketplace and create, harvest, and protect this intellectual property. We leverage patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark laws as well as contractual arrangements to protect our intellectual property. We have also established policies to respect the intellectual property rights of third parties, such as our clients, partners and others.
As of August 31, 2017, we had a portfolio of over 3,575 patents and over 2,450 patent applications pending worldwide.
To protect the Accenture brand, one of our most valuable assets, we rely on intellectual property laws and trademark registrations held around the world.
Trademarks appearing in this report are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Accenture Global Services Ltd., Accenture Global Solutions Ltd., or third parties, as applicable.

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