Cooper Industries Ranked Number One Innovator in Industrial Components & Fixtures Industry Scorecard by Patent Board

HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical products and solutions, was ranked as the number one innovator in The Patent Board's Industrial Components & Fixtures Patent Scorecard™.  The latest results were published in The Wall Street Journal in mid August.  As in an earlier scorecard released earlier in the year, Cooper Industries received the top score in Technology Strength™, which is a measure that indicates an overall strength of the company's patent portfolio holdings with a combined measure for quality and quantity.

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The Patent Board provides an assessment of a company's intellectual property quality and quantity, ranking 178 companies in 2011 in the Industrial Components & Fixtures category.  This scorecard is published three times a year in The Wall Street Journal.  Cooper Industries' number one ranking marks the third consecutive year that the company has been in the top 10 in its category, and the sixth consecutive year it has moved up in its category.  In 2010, Cooper was ranked seventh, rising from number nine in 2009, 15 in 2008, 20 in 2007 and 29 in 2006, according to The Patent Board.

"We are pleased that The Patent Board continues to recognize Cooper for our investments in technology and that this year we are at the top of our category for innovation," said Cooper Industries CEO Kirk Hachigian. "We are committed to new product development and strategic acquisitions, which have helped us to continue to expand our breadth of offerings to better serve our customers."

As the world's leading business-based patent advisor, The Patent Board is the leading independent provider of best practices research, tools and metrics for patent analysis and intellectual property investment. The Patent Board tracks and analyzes innovation, movement, and the business value of patent assets across 17 industries on a global basis and has developed more than 50 indicators that track global patent activity in relation to a company's innovation, technology and science strengths. The Industrial Components & Fixtures industry includes companies that manufacture and produce electrical and plumbing supplies and fixtures, automation and control systems, welding and cutting equipment and light fixtures.

To learn more about Cooper Industries, visit www.cooperindustries.com.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of $5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 21 countries as of 2010. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.

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