Carbon Nanotubes Patent Landscape 2008

Table of Contents

METHODOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

1. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE CARBON NANOTUBE MARKET

2. PROTECTION STRATEGIES

• 2.1 Evolution of patent filings over time
• 2.2 Priority filings
• 2.3 Extensions

3. TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY FACTORS

• 3.1 Analysis of the evolution of filings over time
• 3.2 Analysis of industrial filings over time
• 3.3 Analysis of the granting of patents in the United States
• 3.4 Evolution in the number of applicants
• 3.5 Summary

4. TOPOLOGY OF PATENTS IN THE SECTOR

• 4.1 Segmentation of patents by application
• 4.2 Segmentation of patents by IPC code

5. APPLICANTS

• 5.1 Analysis of the major applicants within the overall portfolio
  • 5.1.1 Major applicants
  • 5.1.2 Collaborations
  • 5.1.3 Protected topics
• 5.2 The pioneers (priority filings up to 2000)
  • 5.2.1 Pioneer applicants
  • 5.2.2 Their collaborations
  • 5.2.3 Topics protected by the pioneer applicants
• 5.3 Later applicants (2001 to present)
  • 5.3.1 Major applicants
  • 5.3.2 Collaborations
  • 5.3.3 The topics protected by later applicants

6. THE INVENTORS IN THE FIELD

• 6.1 The most prolific inventors
• 6.2 The experts
• 6.3 Inventors who have changed affiliation
• 6.4 The pioneer inventors
• 6.5 Later inventors
• 6.6 Emerging inventors
• 6.7 Description of key inventors
• 6.8 Research topics for the selected inventors

CONCLUSIONS

List of Tables and Figures

• FIGURE 1 - CNT MARKET EVOLUTION PROSPECTS BY FIELD OF ACTIVITY
• FIGURE 2 - EVOLUTION OF PATENT FILINGS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 3 - MAP OF PRIORITY FILINGS
• FIGURE 4 - MAP OF PRIORITY FILINGS / ZOOM ON ASIA
• FIGURE 5 - EVOLUTION OF PRIORITY FILINGS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 6 - MAP OF EXTENSIONS
• FIGURE 7 - EVOLUTION OF EXTENSIONS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 8 - MARKET LIFE CYCLE
• FIGURE 9 - TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE
• FIGURE 10 - TECHNOLOGY VS. MARKET
• FIGURE 11 - EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF FILINGS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 12 - EVOLUTION OF THE BREAKDOWN OF INDUSTRIAL PATENTS
• FIGURE 13 - EVOLUTION OF THE GRANTING OF US PATENTS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 14 - EVOLUTION OF THE GRANTING OF US PATENTS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 15 - EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS
• FIGURE 16 - PHASE DIFFERENCE
• FIGURE 17 - SEGMENTATION OF THE CARBON NANOTUBE PATENTS PORTFOLIO
• FIGURE 18 - BREAKDOWN OF THE MAIN IPC CODES APPEARING IN PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED IN 2006
• FIGURE 19 - MAJOR APPLICANTS IN THE FIELD
• FIGURE 20 - BREAKDOWN OF THE PATENT PORTFOLIOS BY APPLICANT
• FIGURE 21 - MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
• FIGURE 22 - TOPICS OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• FIGURE 23 - BREAKDOWN OF THE MAJOR IPC CODES OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
• FIGURE 24 - THE MAJOR PIONEER APPLICANTS
• FIGURE 25 - INITIAL COLLABORATIONS
• FIGURE 26 - TOPICS PROTECTED BY THE PIONEER APPLICANTS
• FIGURE 27 - MAJOR APPLICANTS FROM 2001 TO THE PRESENT
• FIGURE 28 - COLLABORATIONS
• FIGURE 29 - TOPICS PROTECTED BY LATER APPLICANTS
• FIGURE 30 - EVOLUTION OF THE FILINGS OF THE MAJOR INVENTORS OVER TIME
• FIGURE 31 - EVOLUTION OF FILINGS BY "EXPERT INVENTORS" OVER TIME
• FIGURE 32 - INVENTORS WHO HAVE CHANGED AFFILIATION
• FIGURE 33 - THE MAJOR TEAMS
• FIGURE 34 - TOPICS OF THE SELECTED INVENTORS

• TABLE 1 - CARBON NANOTUBE MARKETS (SOURCE: FREEDONIA GROUP)
• TABLE 2 - FILINGS OF PIONEER APPLICANTS OVER TIME
• TABLE 3 - FILINGS OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS OVER TIME
• TABLE 4 - LIST OF THE MOST PROLIFIC INVENTORS
• TABLE 5 - LIST OF EXPERTS
• TABLE 6 - THE MAJOR INVENTORS
• TABLE 7 - THE FILINGS OF THE MAJOR INVENTORS OVER THE PERIOD 2001-PRESENT
• TABLE 8 - EMERGING INVENTORS