Case Studies.
From reusable spacecraft to innovative propulsion systems, space technology has made remarkable progress over the past two decades. By taking a look at the patent landscape of the space realm, we can begin to map out the most recent advancements relevant to space technologies and space exploration.
Read MoreBeing a big tech company is not the same as being a big patent player. We have seen this in the past and we see it now with Zoom. It’s a risky position to be in when surrounded by opportunistic licensors.
Read MoreDirect-broadcast satellite provider Dish, along with its over-the-top IPTV service Sling TV, led three separate US lawsuits against Peloton Interactive, Icon Health & Fitness, and Mirror owner Lululemon Athletica over streaming technology.
Read MoreAs VALUENEX continues to push the boundaries of data analytics and visualizations, it has grabbed the attention of the Japan-US Innovation Awards Program, organized by the Japan Society of Northern California in cooperation with the Stanford University US-Asia Technology Management Center. VALUENEX was chosen for the award due to its high potential and success in advancing its technology and unique methodologies in an international market. View the cases presented at the awards ceremony.
Read MoreThe simple story is this: Facebook exposed data on up to 87 million users to Cambridge Analytica, which used the data for a major political campaign. The longer story is about the explosive research and development of the technology that allowed this to happen to begin with, and what other things these technologies are capable of doing with our data and the length of their reach. To blow the lid on this from a technological perspective, it makes sense to look at Facebook’s patent portfolio as a solid starting point.
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 MoreGeneral Electric (GE) has decided to stop selling equipment to new coal-fired power plants and will shift its focus to gas turbines and renewable energy equipment. This is the latest move by CEO Larry Culp to reorganise the company’s electricity-equipment business, a unit which has been a major source of financial woes in recent years.
Read MoreOn Monday Bloomberg broke the news that Ant Group, formerly Ant Financial, is officially planning a dual-listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. It looks like it will be one of the largest IPO’s seen in years with the company reportedly seeking a valuation of at least $200 billion. In Q2 2019, the Hangzhou-based company owned zero patents with zero applications in waiting. It now has 1,439 active patents worldwide and its portfolio is growing fast.
Read MoreSanofi announced a $3.4 billion deal to purchase US biotech company Principia Biopharma. It’s the third-largest pharmaceutical acquisition of 2020 and the company’s second big ticket deal since Paul Hudson joined as CEO in September 2019. The former Novartis executive has made his priorities at Sanofi clear: cut costs and invest in innovative - and lucrative - medicines.
Read MoreSeveral companies that shaped the latter half of the 20th century appear to be struggling to evolve and adapt to the modern marketplace. A prime example of this shift is the digital camera wave that started around the turn of the century and virtually eliminated conventional film cameras. Patent portfolio data illustrates how Fujifilm has leveraged its R&D strategy to engineer a lucrative venture into the healthcare domain and suggests where the company may be headed next.
Read MoreInterDigital is going through a period of significant change. Two years ago it acquired Technicolor’s patent licensing business in a transaction valued at $475 million. Then, in 2019, it successfully absorbed the French company’s research and innovation unit. Earlier this year, the firm announced that Eeva Hakoranta had been appointed chief licensing officer, replacing Tim Berguis who was heading into retirement.
Read MoreThe drone industry has taken off in the past five years after initially developing in the military. Drone technology is now penetrating the consumer market and is increasingly being adopted for civil use. Goldman Sachs forecasted a $100 billion market opportunity for drones between 2015 and 2020.
Read MoreCanon is a prolific patent filer and possesses the world’s third largest portfolio of US grants, according to the most recent IAM/ktMINE US Patent 100. Despite having a reputation for pursuing a conservative patent strategy, the Japanese company has made a number of unexpected moves in the past year.
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 MoreOn 20th July 2019 NASA marked the 50 anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The event was a victory for the US – which at the time was battling the Soviets for the upper hand during the Cold War – and delivered on a promise made by President John F Kennedy. But no matter the political climate, NASA has worked to develop and patent inventions which benefit the American taxpayer.
Read MoreAnalyzing the competitive landscape by performing a SWOT analysis among the three major aircraft engine manufacturers: GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls Royce.
Read MoreMedtronic is a medical device heavyweight. It’s been a long-time leader in the field and was ranked as the second top innovator in medtech in PatentSight’s most recent Top 100 Digital Innovators report. The company spends over $2 billion a year on its R&D and has a robust patent portfolio to show for it.
Read MoreThe National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association teamed up again this year to produce the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted US Utility Patents in 2019 ranking. The Regents of the University of California was crowned the top recipient, with 631 grants. It has been the same story since 2012. The institution uses its high-quality assets to generate sizeable royalties, but its most recent figures indicate that returns are not what they were.
Read MoreThe global semiconductor market is projected to grow at a rate of 8.8% between 2018 and 2026. But despite this outlook, the most recent data shows that the filing of new patent families relating to semiconductor technologies is in decline.
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.
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