Phillips is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation founded in 1997. The company has its diversion in the following industries: 
 

• Sound and vision 
• Personal care 
• Household products 
• Lighting  
• Health 
• Automotive
• Mother and child care 

Philip's core products are consumer electronics and electrical products including small domestic appliances, shavers, beauty appliances, mother and child care appliances, electric toothbrushes, and coffee makers, as well as products like smart phones, audio equipment, Blu-ray players, computer accessories, and televisions sold under license. Philips also produces healthcare products including CT scanners, ECG equipment, mammography equipment, monitoring equipment, MRI scanners, radiography equipment, resuscitation equipment, ultrasound equipment, and X-ray equipment.  
 
Companies acquired by Philips through the years include ADAC Laboratories, Agilent Healthcare Solutions Group, Amperex, ATL Ultrasound, EKCO, Lifeline Systems, Magnavox, and Marconi Medical Systems.  
 
Philips has 111 manufacturing facilities, 59 R&D Facilities across 26 countries, and sales and service operations in around 100 countries and employs more than 10,000 employees. 
 
Philips currently holds around 54,000 patent rights, 39,000 trademarks, 70,000 design rights and 4,400 domain name registrations.