Photovoltaic Organic and Hybrid Cells Patent Landscape 2009

Table of Contents

METHODOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

1. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET

2. GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS

• 2.1. Technological segmentation
• 2.2. Segmentation by application
• 2.3. Zoom on companies involved in the market
• 2.4. Zoom on CANON
  • 2.4.1. History of patent application filings and ambitions?
  • 2.4.2. Segmentation of the patent portfolio
  • 2.4.3. Filing policy
  • 2.4.4. Analysis of the patent portfolio

3. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - WORLD ANALYSIS

• 3.1. Protection strategies
  • 3.1.1. Evolution of patent filings
  • 3.1.2. Priority filings
• 3.2. Technological maturity factors
  • 3.2.1. Topology of the size of portfolios
  • 3.2.2. Analysis of the granting of patents
  • 3.2.3. Evolution in the number of applicants
• 3.3. Applicants
  • 3.3.1. Major applicants
  • 3.3.2. Major collaborations
• 3.4. Topology of patents in the sector
  • 3.4.1. Segmentation of patents by technology
  • 3.4.2. Type of cells protected by the main players
  • 3.4.3. Segmentation of patents by IPC code

4. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - JAPAN FOCUS

• 4.1. Overall data
• 4.2. Applicants
• 4.3. Inventors

5. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - REST OF ASIA FOCUS

• 5.1. Overall data
• 5.2. Applicants
• 5.3. Inventors

6. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - UNITED STATES FOCUS

• 6.1. Overall data
• 6.2. Applicants
• 6.3. Inventors

7. ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENTS - EUROPEAN FOCUS

• 7.1. Overall data
• 7.2. Applicants
• 7.3. Inventors

CONCLUSIONS

• APPENDIX 1: LIST OF 124 COMPANIES PRESENT IN THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PATENT PORTFOLIOS
• APPENDIX 2: EVOLUTION OVER TIME OF THE FILINGS OF THE 124 COMPANIES PRESENT IN THE PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET
• APPENDIX 3: POTENTIAL INVENTOR MOVEMENTS
• APPENDIX 4: TCO TYPE PROTECTED BY THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• APPENDIX 5: 3D MATRIX TYPE PROTECTED BY THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• APPENDIX 6: DYE TYPE PROTECTED BY THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• APPENDIX 7: IPC APPEARANCE

List of Figures

• FIGURE 1 - PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL PRODUCTION (MW), ANNUAL PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 1995-2007
• FIGURE 2 - WORLD PHOTOVOLTAICS MARKET (CUMULATIVE INSTALLATIONS)
• FIGURE 3 - MARKET SEGMENTATION BY TECHNOLOGY (PHOTON INTERNATIONAL, MARCH 2006)
• FIGURE 4 - TOP CELL MANUFACTURERS (PRODUCTION MW, PHOTON INTERNATIONAL, 2007)
• FIGURE 5 - EVOLUTION IN GLOBAL PATENT FILINGS
• FIGURE 6 - TECHNOLOGICAL SEGMENTATION
• FIGURE 7 - NICHE MARKET BY APPLICANT - 1/2
• FIGURE 8 - NICHE MARKET BY APPLICANT - 2/2
• FIGURE 9 - TOPOLOGY OF THE PATENT PORTFOLIOS OF THE IDENTIFIED COMPANIES
• FIGURE 10 - EVOLUTION IN CANON' S PATENT FILINGS
• FIGURE 11 - CANON' S PORTFOLIO SEGMENTATION
• FIGURE 12 - CANON' S PATENT EXTENSIONS MAP
• FIGURE 13 - EVOLUTION IN CANON' S EXTENSIONS
• FIGURE 14 - CANON' S EXTENSION MODE OVER TIME
• FIGURE 15 - OVERVIEW OF CANON' S GRANTED PATENTS
• FIGURE 16 - CANON' S MAJOR TEAMS
• FIGURE 17 - FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF FILINGS
• FIGURE 18 - MAP OF PRIORITY FILINGS CONCERNING ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELLS
• FIGURE 19 - EVOLUTION OF PRIORITY FILINGS CONCERNING ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELLS
• FIGURE 20 - PORTFOLIO SIZE VS. NUMBER OF PLAYERS
• FIGURE 21 - OVERVIEW OF "ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELLS" GRANTED PATENTS
• FIGURE 22 - ANALYSIS OF JAPANESE, US AND EUROPEAN GRANT RATES OVER TIME
• FIGURE 23 - EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS
• FIGURE 24 - MAJOR APPLICANTS IN THE FIELD
• FIGURE 25 - GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS MAP CONCERNING ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELLS
• FIGURE 26 - SEGMENTATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ORGANIC AND HYBRID CELL PATENT PORTFOLIOS
• FIGURE 27 - EVOLUTION IN FILINGS BY TECHNOLOGY
• FIGURE 28 - TYPES OF CELLS OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• FIGURE 29 - TOPICS OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• FIGURE 30 - BREAKDOWN OF THE MAIN IPC CODES APPEARING IN PATENT APPLICATIONS
• FIGURE 31 - EVOLUTION IN THE NUMBER OF JAPANESE PRIORITY FILINGS
• FIGURE 32 - EVOLUTION IN JAPANESE FILINGS AND BREAKDOWN OF INDUSTRIAL PATENTS
• FIGURE 33 - MAP OF EXTENSIONS (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 34 - EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIONS (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 35 - MAJOR APPLICANTS IN THE FIELD (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 36 - BREAKDOWN OF PATENT PORTFOLIOS BY APPLICANT (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 37 - TOPICS OF THE MAJOR JAPANESE INVENTORS
• FIGURE 38 - MAJOR INVENTOR TEAMS (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 39 - EVOLUTION IN THE NUMBER OF FILINGS (KR, CN OR TW PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 40 - EVOLUTION IN KR, CN AND TW FILINGS AND BREAKDOWN OF INDUSTRIAL PATENTS
• FIGURE 41 - MAP OF PRIORITY FILINGS / ZOOM ON REST OF ASIA
• FIGURE 42 - PATENT EXTENSIONS MAP (KR PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 43 - PATENT EXTENSIONS MAP (TW PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 44 - MAJOR APPLICANTS IN THE FIELD (KR, CN OR TW PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 45 - BREAKDOWN OF PATENT PORTFOLIOS BY APPLICANT (KR, CN OR TW PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 46 - TOPICS OF THE MAJOR KR, CN OR TW INVENTORS
• FIGURE 47 - MAJOR INVENTOR TEAMS (KR, CN OR TW PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 48 - EVOLUTION IN THE NUMBER OF FILINGS (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 49 - EVOLUTION IN US FILINGS AND BREAKDOWN OF INDUSTRIAL PATENTS
• FIGURE 50 - PATENT EXTENSIONS MAP (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 51 - EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIONS (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 52 - MAJOR APPLICANTS IN THE FIELD (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 53 - BREAKDOWN OF PATENT PORTFOLIOS BY APPLICANT (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 54 - TOPICS OF THE MAJOR INVENTORS (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 55 - MAJOR INVENTOR TEAMS (US PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 56 - EVOLUTION IN THE NUMBER OF FILINGS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 57 - EVOLUTION IN EUROPEAN FILINGS AND BREAKDOWN OF INDUSTRIAL PATENTS
• FIGURE 58 - MAP OF PRIORITY FILINGS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 59 - EVOLUTION IN FILING BY COUNTRY (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 60 - PATENT EXTENSIONS MAP (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 61 - EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIONS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 62 - MAJOR APPLICANTS IN THE FIELD (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 63 - BREAKDOWN OF PATENT PORTFOLIOS BY APPLICANT (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 64 - TOPICS OF THE MAJOR INVENTORS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• FIGURE 65 - MAJOR INVENTOR TEAMS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)

List of Tables

• TABLE 1 - EVOLUTION IN THE PATENT FILINGS OF MAJOR PLAYERS (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• TABLE 2 - EMERGING APPLICANTS (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• TABLE 3 - EVOLUTION IN PATENT APPLICATION FILINGS BY INVENTOR (JAPANESE PRIORITY)
• TABLE 4 - EVOLUTION IN THE PATENT FILINGS OF MAJOR PLAYERS (KR, CN OR TW PRIORITY)
• TABLE 5 - EVOLUTION IN PATENT APPLICATION FILINGS BY INVENTOR (KR, CN OR TW PRIORITY)
• TABLE 6 - EVOLUTION IN THE PATENT FILINGS OF MAJOR PLAYERS (US PRIORITY)
• TABLE 7 - EMERGING APPLICANTS (US PRIORITY)
• TABLE 8 - EVOLUTION IN PATENT APPLICATION FILINGS BY INVENTOR (US PRIORITY)
• TABLE 9 - EVOLUTION IN THE PATENT FILINGS OF MAJOR PLAYERS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• TABLE 10 - EMERGING APPLICANTS (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)
• TABLE 11 - EVOLUTION IN PATENT APPLICATION FILINGS BY INVENTOR (EUROPEAN PRIORITY)