Reportlinker Adds Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells Patent Landscape 2009

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

Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells Patent Landscape 2009

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0180104/Photovoltaic-Thin-Film-Cells-Patent-Landscape-2009.html

IP Overview presents a patent landscape analysis of the Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells 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

METHODOLOGY 11

INTRODUCTION 12

1. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET 14

2. GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS 17

2.1. Technological segmentation 18

2.2. Segmentation by application 20

2.3. Zoom on companies involved in the market 22

2.4. Zoom on CANON 24

2.4.1. History of patent application filings and ambitions 24

2.4.2. Segmentation of the patent portfolio 25

2.4.3. Filing policy 26

2.4.4. Analysis of the patent portfolio 28

3. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - WORLD ANALYSIS 31

3.1. Protection strategies 31

3.1.1. Evolution of patent filings 31

3.1.2. Priority filings 32

3.2. Technological maturity factors 35

3.2.1. Analysis of the evolution of filings 35

3.2.2. Analysis of industrial filings over time 36

3.2.3. Topologies of portfolio sizes 38

3.2.4. Analysis of the granting of patents 39

3.2.5. Evolution in the number of applicants 40

3.3. Applicants 41

3.3.1. Major applicants 41

3.3.2. Emerging applicants 45

3.3.3. Major collaborations 46

3.4. Topology of patents in the sector 49

3.4.1. Segmentation of patents by technologies 49

3.4.2. Types of cells protected by the major players 50

3.4.3. Segmentation of patents by IPC code 52

3.4.4. Breakdown of the major IPC codes of the major players 56

4. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - JAPAN FOCUS 58

4.1. Overall data 58

4.2. Applicants 64

4.3. Inventors 68

5. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - EUROPEAN FOCUS 73

5.1. Overall data 73

5.2. Applicants 78

5.3. Inventors 83

6. THIN FILM CELL PATENTS - UNITED STATES FOCUS 88

6.1. Overall data 88

6.2. Applicants 93

6.3. Inventors 97

CONCLUSIONS 102

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF 124 COMPANIES PRESENT IN THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PATENT PORTFOLIOS 107

APPENDIX 2: EVOLUTION OVER TIME OF THE FILINGS OF THE 124 COMPANIES PRESENT IN THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET 111

APPENDIX 3: POTENTIAL INVENTOR MOVEMENTS 115

APPENDIX 4: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR JAPANESE PLAYERS 116

APPENDIX 5: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR JAPANESE PLAYERS 117

APPENDIX 6: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR JAPANESE PLAYERS 118

APPENDIX 7: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR EUROPEAN PLAYERS 119

APPENDIX 8: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR EUROPEAN PLAYERS 120

APPENDIX 9: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR EUROPEAN PLAYERS 121

APPENDIX 10: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR US PLAYERS 122

APPENDIX 11: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR US PLAYERS 123

APPENDIX 12: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR US PLAYERS 124

APPENDIX 13: TOPICS OF THE MAJOR ACADEMIC PLAYERS 125

APPENDIX 14: DEPOSITION PROCESS PROTECTION FOR THE MAJOR ACADEMIC PLAYERS 126

APPENDIX 15: TYPE OF SUBSTRATE FOR THE MAJOR ACADEMIC PLAYERS 127

To order this report:

Solar Photovoltaic Industry: Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells Patent Landscape 2009

More  Market Research Report

Check our  Company Profile, SWOT and Revenue Analysis!

SOURCE Reportlinker

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers

9k+
Digital Media
Outlets

270k+
Journalists
Opted In

GET STARTED