Case Studies.
The threat of a full blown global trade war destabilizing the world economy has been been headlining the news, but the America First policy has had huge impacts on major automobile companies since May 1st, 2017, when the US International Trade Commission (ITC) began investigating Japanese and German automotive manufacturers for violating the patents of US companies.
Read MoreGerman company Robert Bosch was the tenth largest applicant at the EPO in 2019, filing for 1,498 patents - an increase of 16.5% on 2018’s numbers. The engineering giant generally keeps a low-profile in the patent community, but analysis shows that its portfolio has grown significantly over the past decade in alignment with innovation efforts. Bosch owns 112,829 active patents and its portfolio has been ranked as the fifth most valuable in the world.
Read MoreOver the last century or so, automotive industry players have been competing to leverage economies of scale as they undergo continuous innovation centered mainly on gasoline and diesel engines. However, new technologiy trends such as electric vehicles, carbon fiber and other advanced materials, and autonomous driving are fostering discontinuous (disruptive) innovation on parallel tracks, and this will likely cause tremendous structural changes.
Read MoreIn the wake of the emissions scandal, VW is making known its ambitions to lead this electric revolution. However, this is the only objective for the German automaker. It must also digitalise its business and prepare for the tech-infused “automobile of the future”. VW must now find a way to maintain growth in key technology areas while exploring software development.
Read MoreAn IAM Report by Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and VALUENEX.
Regulatory reforms and technological disruption are transforming the research functions within major financial institutions. Now Japan’s biggest bank is attempting to harness IP big data to give it an inside edge on equity analysis.
Read MoreIn recent years, manufacturers have diversified the automobile powertrain, offering hybrid, fuel-cell, and electric vehicles to reduce the environmental impact of automobiles. Furthermore, manufacturers are advancing technologies related to how vehicles send data to and receive it from the outside world, with intelligent transportation systems (ITS), vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, and connected cars. Using advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous car technologies, automobile control is becoming increasingly independent of human intervention.
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