Case Studies.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) held the "WIPO High-Level Forum on Utilizing the Intellectual Property System for Economic, Social and Cultural Development” in February 2018, with a JPO presentation featuring VALUENEX analytics as a “Study on Efficient Analysis of Patent Documents”.
Read MoreCase study analyzing trend differences based on patent, academic papers, and NIH grant information.
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 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.
Read MoreM&A transactions are on the rise in Asia and Asian companies are playing an increasing role in the M&A market. However, it can be challenging to identify company strategies and evolving trends in M&A. See the evolution of the patent portfolios of major companies in Asia - such as Softbank, Alibaba and Foxconn, analyses of M&A transactions and insight on the transitions.
Read MoreAlthough the smartphone market continues to grow, growth in the developed markets of Japan, the US, and the EU - accounting for roughly 70% of Apple's sales in Q1 2015 - is slowing down. The question of whether the company can capture a share of growth in emerging markets seems to be the key to its future, but competition from leaders in those markets, such as China's Xiaomi Inc. is intensifying.
Read MoreHydrogen is garnering more and more attention as clean energy source because of its water-only emissions when used as a fuel. In recent years, it has become even more prominent due to its use in residential fuel cells and fuel-cell vehicles.
Read MoreWith artificial intelligence (AI) entering its third major boom, R&D competitiveness has become fiercer and fiercer worldwide. With this reemerging interest, several potentially concerning factors have arisen, such as social issues including a rise in unemployment, ethical dilemmas related to the natural existence of humans, and many more. From this point on, it is important for R&D efforts to focus on producing AI technologies that can contribute to a human-centric design.
Read MoreOne goal of Industrie 4.0 is to create more sophisticated production systems, not only within individual companies but also with a focus on connections with outside entities. Another goal is for computers to aid in the advanced control of production processes. The significance here is in standardization and a reduced reliance on people. However, this does not mean that individuals will be eliminated from production sites.
Read MoreXiaomi's approach to catching up technologically is simple: get patent licenses, or acquire companies and technologies. Xiaomi has the rights to roughly 617 patents in the US, and 62% of these were transferred from outside rights holders. In order to compare Xiaomi's technological position with that of Fujitsu, Japan's leading telecommunications manufacturer, we created a panoramic chart using...
Read MoreContext awareness is likely to be an essential concept in future IT-related services, but as its meaning is somewhat vague, it is unclear what is meant by “context awareness” in the present environment. Therefore, we gathered academic citations related to context awareness, using the bibliographic database operated by the publisher Elsevier. We conducted an analysis of the complete picture of context awareness research and its potential future applications, using a cluster analysis.
Read MoreThe primary purpose of SNS is to facilitate communication between individuals, but SNS also contain widely variant and voluminous data, often referred to as “big data.” As a result, some researchers are investigating applications for purposes other than communication by extracting and analyzing the data they need from SNS. In fact, numerous companies are conducting market analyses and pursuing policies to reduce customer complaints using SNS data, and other companies are developing services for these purposes.
Read MoreMuch hydrogen storage-related research has been on hydrogen storage alloys, but various material systems - various hybrids, MOF, formate, etc. - have also been considered as research topics. Specifically, in recent years, researchers have been looking at hydrogen physisorption ...
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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