Reportlinker Adds Photovoltaic Patent Landscape 2009 (Three Reports: Crystalline Silicon, Thin Film, Organic and Hybrid Cells)

NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Photovoltaic Patent Landscape 2009 (Three reports: Crystalline Silicon, Thin Film, Organic and Hybrid Cells)

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IP Overview presents a patent landscape analysis of the Photovoltaic field.

With a geopolitical context in favor of the development of alternative energies, what are the current technological positions of the players in the photovoltaic field? If the current photovoltaic market accounts only for a very small part of the total energy market, its growth has been exponential over the last ten years with an annual growth rate over 30% and is credited a bright future by all energy experts. As a consequence, a great number of industrial players have marked out their position in this field.

A change of production scale is currently occurring and is especially illustrated by the number of takeover and joint-ventures. The positioned companies should therefore face in the short term two essential issues:

- Protection of their current competitive advantage by the building-up of a solid patent portfolio,

- Protection of their margin and freedom to operate for their marketed products and processes.

The analysis of the patent panorama notably highlights the fact that current major players are not necessarily the major patent holders. The question can be raised for a few of them of their possibility to evolve rapidly enough to maintain their market position towards better protected competitors. In a sector where over 20 000 patents have been filed, these three « IP Overview – Photovoltaic » provide you with a comprehensive panorama of the intellectual property landscape segmented in the three current types of solar cells (Crystalline Silicon Cells, Thin Film Cells and Organic Cells) and helps you:

- Position your company's R&D and IP Portfolio

- Identify key inventors and key players involved in specific thematic and/or therapeutic target

- Understand the collaboration networks and theirs dynamics

- Uncover trends and emerging segments

GLOBAL OVERVIEW 5

IP OVERVIEW CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELLS 32

IP OVERVIEW THIN FILM CELLS 113

IP OVERVIEW ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELLS 210

GLOBAL OVERVIEW 5

METHODOLOGY 6

1. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET 7

2. GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS 10

2.1. Technological segmentation 11

2.2. Segmentation by application 13

2.3. Zoom on companies involved in the market 15

2.4. Zoom on CANON 17

2.4.1. History of patent application filings and ambitions? 17

2.4.2. Segmentation of the patent portfolio 18

2.4.3. Filing policy 19

2.4.4. Analysis of the patent portfolio 21

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF 124 COMPANIES PRESENT IN THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET

AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PATENT PORTFOLIOS 24

APPENDIX 2: EVOLUTION OVER TIME OF THE FILINGS OF THE 124 COMPANIES

PRESENT IN THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET 28

IP OVERVIEW CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELLS 32

INTRODUCTION 38

1. CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELL PATENTS - GLOBAL ANALYSIS 39

1.1. Protection strategies 39

1.1.1. Evolution in patent filings 39

1.1.2. Priority filings 40

1.1.3. Protection cover 43

1.2. Technological maturity factors 45

1.2.1. Analysis of the evolution in filings 45

1.2.2. Analysis of industrial filings over time 46

1.2.3. Topology of the size of portfolios 47

1.2.4. Analysis of the granting of patents 48

1.2.5. Evolution in the number of applicants 49

1.3. Applicants 50

1.3.1. Major applicants 50

1.3.2. Emerging applicants 53

1.3.3. Major collaborations 56

1.4. Topology of patents in the sector 58

1.4.1. Segmentation of patents by technologies 58

1.4.2. Technological segments protected by the major players 59

1.4.3. Segmentation of patents by IPC code 61

1.4.4. Breakdown of the major IPC codes of the major players 65

2. CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELL PATENTS - JAPAN FOCUS 67

2.1. Overall data 67

2.2. Applicants 72

2.3. Inventors 76

3. CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELL PATENTS - EUROPEAN FOCUS 80

3.1. Overall data 80

3.2. Applicants 87

3.3. Inventors 91

4. CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELL PATENTS - UNITED STATES FOCUS 96

4.1. Overall data 96

4.2. Applicants 101

4.3. Inventors 106

CONCLUSIONS 110

IP OVERVIEW THIN FILM CELLS 113

INTRODUCTION 120

1. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - WORLD ANALYSIS 122

1.1. Protection strategies 122

1.1.1. Evolution of patent filings 122

1.1.2. Priority filings 123

1.2. Technological maturity factors 126

1.2.1. Analysis of the evolution of filings 126

1.2.2. Analysis of industrial filings over time 127

1.2.3. Topologies of portfolio sizes 129

1.2.4. Analysis of the granting of patents 130

1.2.5. Evolution in the number of applicants 131

1.3. Applicants 132

1.3.1. Major applicants 132

1.3.2. Emerging applicants 136

1.3.3. Major collaborations 137

1.4. Topology of patents in the sector 140

1.4.1. Segmentation of patents by technologies 140

1.4.2. Types of cells protected by the major players 141

1.4.3. Segmentation of patents by IPC code 143

1.4.4. Breakdown of the major IPC codes of the major players 147

2. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - JAPAN FOCUS 149

2.1. Overall data 149

2.2. Applicants 155

2.3. Inventors 159

3. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - EUROPEAN FOCUS 164

3.1. Overall data 164

3.2. Applicants 169

3.3. Inventors 174

4. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - UNITED STATES FOCUS 179

4.1. Overall data 179

4.2. Applicants 184

4.3. Inventors 188

CONCLUSIONS 193

APPENDIX 3: POTENTIAL INVENTOR MOVEMENTS 197

APPENDIX 4: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR JAPANESE PLAYERS 198

APPENDIX 5: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR JAPANESE PLAYERS 199

APPENDIX 6: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR JAPANESE PLAYERS 200

APPENDIX 7: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR EUROPEAN PLAYERS 201

APPENDIX 8: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR EUROPEAN PLAYERS 202

APPENDIX 9: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR EUROPEAN PLAYERS 203

APPENDIX 10: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR US PLAYERS 204

APPENDIX 11: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR US PLAYERS 205

APPENDIX 12: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR US PLAYERS 206

APPENDIX 13: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR ACADEMIC PLAYERS 207

APPENDIX 14: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR ACADEMIC PLAYERS 208

APPENDIX 15: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR ACADEMIC PLAYERS 209

IP OVERVIEW ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELLS 210

INTRODUCTION 216

1. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - WORLD ANALYSIS 218

1.1. Protection strategies 218

1.1.1. Evolution of patent filings 218

1.1.2. Priority filings 219

1.2. Technological maturity factors 222

1.2.1. Topology of the size of portfolios 222

1.2.2. Analysis of the granting of patents 223

1.2.3. Evolution in the number of applicants 226

1.3. Applicants 227

1.3.1. Major applicants 227

1.3.2. Major collaborations 228

1.4. Topology of patents in the sector 232

1.4.1. Segmentation of patents by technology 232

1.4.2. Type of cells protected by the main players 234

1.4.3. Segmentation of patents by IPC code 238

2. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - JAPAN FOCUS 241

2.1. Overall data 241

2.2. Applicants 244

2.3. Inventors 250

3. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS – REST OF ASIA FOCUS 255

3.1. Overall data 255

3.2. Applicants 259

3.3. Inventors 262

4. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - UNITED STATES FOCUS 266

4.1. Overall data 266

4.2. Applicants 268

4.3. Inventors 273

5. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - EUROPEAN FOCUS 278

5.1. Overall data 278

5.2. Applicants 282

5.3. Inventors 287

CONCLUSIONS 292

APPENDIX 3: POTENTIAL INVENTOR MOVEMENTS 295

APPENDIX 4: TCO TYPE PROTECTED BY THE MAJOR PLAYERS 296

APPENDIX 5: 3D MATRIX TYPE PROTECTED BY THE MAJOR PLAYERS 297

APPENDIX 6: DYE TYPE PROTECTED BY THE MAJOR PLAYERS 298

APPENDIX 7: IPC APPEARANCE 299

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