Derwent World Patents Index
2014 STATE OF
INNOVATION
TWELVE KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS
AND THEIR STATES OF INNOVATION
“First, patents produce higher and more certain
investment returns from innovation, effectively
ensuring and magnifying the first-mover
advantage and helping to justify sustained
investments in research and development...
Second, patents create a scorecard for
measuring innovation. The number of patents
often serves as a quantifiable metric in setting
corporate objectives and facilitates comparisons
with competitors and industry benchmarks.”
Bruce Nolop
Chief Financial Officer, Pitney Bowes Inc
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
introduction
Patents continue to be recognized as a viable proxy
for innovation. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard
Business School Ernest L. Arbuckle professor,
sums up this sentiment in her statement, “The
ability to own a discovery and reap rewards from
the investment in that unique invention or concept
encourages innovation. Why invest, if predators
could easily steal the ideas and make it their own?
The patent system is the innovator’s friend.”
Thomson Reuters similarly realizes the importance of
accepting patents as such a measure, as evidenced
in its annual Top 100 Global Innovators program
(top100innovators.com) and in this annual State of
Innovation report.
To understand the impact of the patent-innovation
connection, it is important to look at how the patent
system is changing and the effect of these changes
on innovation. The global patent system, the
protection engine enabling the commercialization of
innovation, has remained relatively constant over the
past year with modest developments.
In Europe, the launch of the Unitary Patent (UP) and
the Unified Patent Court were introduced and
are certain to have a long-term, positive impact on
innovation and patenting across the 25 member
countries, representing some 500 million people,
participating in this movement. Touted advantages
of the UP include cost savings for designating and
maintaining patent protection in the 25 participating
jurisdictions and expedited decision making
regarding validity and infringement claims.
In the U.S., noteworthy changes include the official
launch of the first-to-file movement (which took
effect in September 2013 as part of the America
Invents Act) and legislation to decrease costly
litigation primarily originating from non-practicing
entities, NPEs (as part of the Innovation Act). The
latter movement addresses the concern that suits
brought by these NPEs have increased from 29% to
62% of all infringement suits in the two year period
from July 2011 – July 2013.1 The concern is that the
explosion in litigation could have a dampening effect
on innovation and divert could-be R&D dollars to
costly litigation.
In Asia, there were modest changes in patenting
across the continent. As China continues to transition
from a production economy to an innovation one,
it is guided by its latest National Patent Strategy
with the aggressive goal of filing two million patents
each year and doubling the number of overseas
patent application filings by Chinese applicants
by 2015;2 India is grappling with new generics and
pharmaceutical legislation; and South Korea is
feeling the effects of increased litigation, with 334
suits filed against South Korean companies in 2013,
twice the number of just three years earlier.
Despite the ever-evolving landscape, the confidence
in patents as a benchmark for innovation remains
strong. “Patents produce higher and more certain
investment returns from innovation, effectively
ensuring and magnifying the first-mover advantage
and helping to justify sustained investments in
research and development,” said Bruce Nolop, chief
financial officer, Pitney Bowes Inc.4
1 Wired Magazine, http://www.wired.com/2013/07/patent-law-broken-abused-to-stifle-innovation/
2 USPTO.gov, http://www.uspto.gov/news/speeches/2013/rea_fordham_china.jsp
3 Asia Nikkei, http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/South-Korea-hit-by-spike-in-patent-suits
4 Wall St. Journal, http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323582904578487200821421958
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OBSERVATIONS & FINDINGS
The findings from this year’s State of Innovation
report confirm that the post recessionary downslump has officially rounded the corner and that
innovation investment is on the rise. In all categories
except Biotechnology, the Thomson Reuters analysts
identified increases in activity, with most being in the
double digits.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Computing &
Peripherals technology area takes the lead with
the most overall innovation of all sectors analyzed.
This time it leads with more than 300,000 unique
inventions, more than twice as many as the next
nearest category: Telecommunications.
The three technology areas with the greatest
year-over-year increases are Automotive, Domestic
Appliances and Petroleum, each of which jumped
by 35% over prior year figures. In Automotive, the
subsector area with the largest increase in activity
is Seats, Seatbelts and Airbags, which is up 40%
over the prior year’s activity, followed closely by the
Safety subsector, which jumped 39%. These figures
underscore the shift in focus to making vehicles as
safe as possible, potentially a result of the recalls
affecting the auto industry.
Toyota takes the title as the world’s front runner in
overall Alternative Powered Vehicles innovation. It
surpassed its nearest competitor, Honda, by some
300%, while simultaneously bumping its own output
over the prior period by 52%. All subsectors within
the Automotive technology area had increases in
activity, whereas only 7 of the 12 showed positive
gains in the prior period.
Every subsector within Domestic Appliances saw
increases between 28% and 40% over the prior year.
This is the most consistent technology area, as it was
also amongst the top three fastest growing sectors
in the prior analysis and its distribution of innovation
activity is balanced across subsectors.
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In the Petroleum space, the subsector for Petroleum&
Gas Exploration, Drilling, Production & Processing
is up 43% over prior year, whereas the prior year’s
comparison was up only 9%. This is the first time
that Petroleum has made it into the top three most
active areas list. Some of this innovation is related
to hydraulic fracturing, which is quickly becoming
a source of alternative fuel amidst environmental
concerns over oil and gas.
The largest jump in year-over-year innovation activity
is in Aerospace, within the Structures & Systems
subsector, which skyrocketed 192% over the prior
period, where it had experienced a decline of over
50% from the previous analysis. In the category of
Space Vehicles & Satellite Technologies, Boeing takes
the overall global lead with the most innovations.
The only area to show a year-over-year decline is
Biotechnology, which dropped 3% from the prior
year. All subsectors decreased year-over-year
except for Genetically Modified Crops which was
up 8%, but still with a smaller increase than the
prior period, which had jumped by 13%. The biggest
loser in Biotechnology was Drug Discovery related
innovation, which fell by 25%; even oncology-related
innovation declined by 2%, despite the increase in
diagnoses in this area.
Analysts continue to see more activity from
emerging markets, specifically from China and
Russia. As an example, the University of People’s
Friendship, in Russia, took a spot in the top 10
in Food, Tobacco and Beverage Fermentation,
Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals.
The future looks promising for global innovation
investments and commercialization based on figures
in this year’s analysis.
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2013 PATENT ACTIVITY
OVERVIew of 12 key technology areas
A
31%
Computing and Peripherals
B
13%
Telecommunications
C
13%
Automotive
D
10%
Semiconductors
E
8%
Medical Devices
F
7%
Pharmaceuticals
G
6%
Domestic Appliances
H
5%
Aerospace
I
3%
Biotechnology
J
2%
Petroleum
K
1%
Food, Tobacco and Beverage Fermentation
L
1%
Cosmetics
2013 Volume
2013 Ranking
% of Total
2012 Volume
% Change in
Volume
(2013 v 2012)
A
Computing and Peripherals
301,043
1
31%
232,549
29%
B
Telecommunications
125,932
2
13%
94,516
33%
C
Automotive
123,009
3
13%
90,816
35%
D
Semiconductors
97,511
4
10%
84,058
16%
E
Medical Devices
75,723
5
8%
60,300
26%
F
Pharmaceuticals
62,766
6
7%
60,890
3%
G
Domestic Appliances
55,723
7
6%
41,249
35%
H
Aerospace
47,924
8
5%
36,837
30%
I
Biotechnology
26,110
9
3%
26,809
-3%
J
Petroleum
17,896
10
2%
13,234
35%
K
Food, Tobacco and Beverage Fermentation
14,752
11
1%
11,736
26%
L
Cosmetics
7,419
12
1%
6,304
18%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Aerospace
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
33%
General
17,949
N/A
28%
Production Techniques
15,349
11,597
32%
12%
Advanced Materials
6,274
5,510
14%
10%
Propulsion Plants
5,328
4,008
33%
9%
Structures & Systems
4,790
1,643
192%
7%
Instrumentation
3,572
3,005
19%
1%
Space Vehicles & Satellite Technologies
764
702
9%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Space Vehicles & Satellite technologies
Company
1
KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
27
2
HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
24
3
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
15
4
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
13
5
UNIVERSITY OF BEIJING AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS
11
6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRY
7
7
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
6
8
SHARP
6
9
CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS FINE MECHANICS & PHYSICS
6
10
IHI AEROSPACE
5
10
XIAN AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL
5
10
NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
5
10
PLA NATIONAL DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
5
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Space Vehicles & Satellite technologies
Number of
Documents
Company
1
AIRBUS OPERATIONS
43
2
ENERGIYA ROCKET COSMIC STOCK CO
21
3
COSMIC SCIENCE PRODUCTION CENTRE
11
4
RESHETNEV INFORMATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS
11
5
CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES
10
6
INFORMATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS CO LTD
10
7
THALES
8
8
LAVOCHKIN SCI PRODN ASSOC
7
9
DEUTSCHE ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT (German Aerospace Centre)
5
10
SNECMA
5
10
SAMARA STATE AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY
5
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Space Vehicles & Satellite technologies
Number of
Documents
Company
1
BOEING
52
2
LOCKHEED MARTIN
11
3
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
8
4
US NAVY
5
5
RAYTHEON
4
6
ROCKWELL COLLINS
4
7
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL
3
8
COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
3
9
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS
2
10
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS
2
10
QUALCOMM
2
10
EMCORE
2
10
MICROLINK DEVICES
2
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2013 PATENT ACTIVITY
Automotive
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
29,694
22,688
31%
22%
Alternative Powered Vehicles
11%
Transmission
15,236
11,859
28%
11%
Navigation Systems
15,050
11,594
30%
11%
Safety
14,306
10,286
39%
9%
Seats, Seatbelts and Airbags
12,070
8,614
40%
7%
Steering Systems
9,030
6,862
32%
30%
6%
Suspension Systems
8,321
6,393
6%
Pollution Control
8,180
7,262
13%
5%
Security Systems
7,096
5,686
25%
4%
Engine Design and Systems
5,898
5,201
13%
4%
Braking Systems
5,441
4,247
28%
3%
Entertainment Systems
3,495
2,734
28%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Alternative Powered Vehicles
Company
1
TOYOTA
2520
2
HONDA
635
3
HYUNDAI
535
4
NISSAN
535
5
DENSO CORPORATION
523
6
MATSUSHITA
505
7
SAMSUNG
444
8
TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS
418
9
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
386
10
LG
356
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Top 10 European Assignees
Alternative Powered Vehicles
Number of
Documents
Company
1
ROBERT BOSCH
566
2
DAIMLER
307
3
SIEMENS
173
4
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES
151
5
RENAULT
131
6
BMW
115
7
AUDI
111
8
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
106
9
VOLKSWAGEN
106
10
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE
96
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Alternative Powered Vehicles
Number of
Documents
Company
1
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
322
2
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
284
3
GENERAL ELECTRIC
71
4
TESLA MOTORS
44
5
REMY TECHNOLOGIES
39
6
CATERPILLAR
36
7
DU PONT DE NEMOURS
33
8
HALLA VISTEON CLIMATE CONTROL
31
9
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY
30
10
LEAR
29
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Biotechnology
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
61%
General biotechnology
16,671
17,069
-2%
17%
Diagnosis of diseases
4,646
4,902
-5%
12%
Cancer treatment
3,375
3,450
-2%
7%
Genetically modified crops
1,897
1,757
8%
3%
Drug discovery
959
1,287
-25%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Cancer Treatment
Company
1
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
21
2
TORAY INDUSTRIES
13
3
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
11
4
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS
11
5
UNIVERSITY OF YONSEI IND ACADEMIC COOP FOUNDATION
11
6
UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE NAT
10
7
UNIVERSITY OF PEKING
10
8
UNIVERSITY OF FUDAN
9
9
UNIVERSITY OF ZHEJIANG
9
10
UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL NAT R & DB FOUNDATION
8
10
CHUGAI SEIYAKU
8
10
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
8
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
10
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Documents
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Top 10 European Assignees
Cancer Treatment
Number of
Documents
Company
1
HOFFMANN LA ROCHE
56
2
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
35
3
NOVARTIS
31
4
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE
29
5
SANOFI
18
6
DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
17
7
MODERNA THERAPEUTICS
16
8
UCL BUSINESS
16
9
BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
14
10
YEDA RES & DEV
14
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Cancer Treatment
Number of
Documents
Company
1
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
49
2
GENENTECH
47
3
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
29
4
US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
28
5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
27
6
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STATE
23
7
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
20
8
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
17
9
UNIVERSITY OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
17
10
GENERAL HOSPITAL
16
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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2013 PATENT ACTIVITY
Computers and peripherals
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
79%
Computing
265,374
201,608
32%
7%
Other peripherals
24,611
17,686
39%
7%
Printers
22,600
21,415
6%
4%
Smart media
11,759
9,195
28%
2%
Screens
6,608
5,286
25%
1%
Scanners
4,073
3,709
10%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Smart Media
Company
1
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
245
2
TOSHIBA
109
3
TOPPAN PRINTING
103
4
SONY
78
5
PANASONIC
74
6
STATE GRID CORP CHINA
69
7
NATIONZ TECHNOLOGIES
69
8
DAINIPPON PRINTING
65
9
UNIV BEIJING
55
10
CANAN
50
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Documents
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Top 10 European Assignees
Smart Media
Number of
Documents
Company
1
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT
52
2
SIEMENS
43
3
NOKIA
39
4
GEMALTO
34
5
OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
31
6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
25
7
NXP
23
8
SMARTRAC
22
9
MERCK PATENT
20
10
STMICROELECTRONICS ROUSSET
19
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Smart Media
Number of
Documents
Company
1
BROADCOM
53
2
QUALCOMM
46
3
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES
45
4
INTEL
44
5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM)
42
6
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES
34
7
APPLE
33
8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY
32
9
BLACKBERRY
30
10
HONEYWELL
24
10
AVERY DENNISON
24
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Cosmetics
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
41%
Make-up
4,108
3,699
11%
34%
Skin
3,444
2,768
24%
20%
Hair
2,021
1,833
10%
2%
Antiperspirant
240
212
13%
2%
Perfume
232
197
18%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Makeup
Company
1
KAO
126
2
AMOREPACIFIC
82
3
SHISEIDO
69
4
KOSE
62
5
POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
34
6
LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTHCARE
32
7
NIPPON OILS & FATS
28
8
LION
23
9
SHINETSU CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
21
10
MANDOM
18
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Top 10 European Assignees
Makeup
Number of
Documents
Company
1
L'OREAL
301
2
HENKEL
60
3
UNILEVER
39
4
BASF
29
5
BEIERSDORF
26
6
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
25
7
BAYER CROPSCIENCE
21
8
DSM IP ASSETS
20
9
EVONIK
16
10
SYMRISE
12
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Makeup
Number of
Documents
Company
1
CELANESE INTERNATIONAL
60
2
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL (DU PONT)
49
3
PROCTER & GAMBLE
45
4
ALLERGAN
15
5
AVON PRODUCTS
13
6
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
11
7
DOW CORNING
9
8
COLGATE PALMOLIVE
8
9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
8
10
ISP INVESTMENTS
7
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Domestic Appliances
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
45%
Kitchen
26,483
19,226
38%
29%
Heating/Airconditioning
17,319
13,043
33%
9%
Laundry
5,494
4,299
28%
8%
Household Cleaning
4,938
3,536
40%
8%
Human Hygiene
4,638
3,323
40%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Kitchen
Company
1
PANASONIC CORP
654
2
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
427
3
MIDEA
371
4
LG ELECTRONICS
319
5
JOYOUNG
245
6
HITACHI KUCHO SYSTEM
230
7
HAIER
198
8
SHARP KK
184
9
DAIKIN KOGYO
181
10
TOSHIBA KK
154
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Top 10 European Assignees
Kitchen
Number of
Documents
Company
1
BSH BOSCH & SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE
566
2
LIEBHERR HAUSGERAETE OCHSENHAUSEN
87
3
SEB
77
4
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS
73
5
KONINK PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
65
6
ARCELIK ANONIM SIRKETI
65
7
NESTEC
57
8
MIELE
52
9
DANFOSS
24
10
VORWERK & CO INTERHOLDING
23
10
EGO ELEKTRO-GERAETEBAU
23
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Kitchen
Number of
Documents
Company
1
WHIRLPOOL
124
2
GENERAL ELECTRIC
43
3
CARRIER CORP
42
4
KRAFT FOODS
15
5
THERMO KING
14
6
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL
12
7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
10
8
DU PONT DE NEMOURS
9
9
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY
9
10
PEPSICO
9
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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FOOD, TOBACCO AND BEVERAGE FERMENTATION
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
32%
Meat
4,823
2,843
70%
25%
Bakery
3,827
2,837
35%
19%
Brewing
2,940
2,472
19%
19%
Tobacco
2,914
3,481
-16%
4%
Sugar & Starch
574
507
13%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
beverage fermentation
Company
1
KIRIN BEER
18
2
SAPPORO BREWERIES
17
3
SUNTORY HOLDINGS
15
4
ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRY
11
5
UNIVERSITY DALIAN TECHNOLOGY
11
6
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL
10
7
MEIJI CO LTD
9
8
TOYOTA JIDOSHA
8
9
CJ CHEILJEDANG
7
10
YAKULT HONSHA
7
10
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
7
10
TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
7
10
UNIVERSITY SOUTH CHINA TECHNOLOGY
7
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Documents
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
Top 10 European Assignees
beverage fermentation
Number of
Documents
Company
1
NOVOZYMES
20
2
DSM IP ASSETS
11
3
CHR HANSEN
7
4
KRONES AG
5
5
UNIVERSITY OF KUBAN
5
6
BASF PLANT SCIENCE
4
7
INRA INSTITUTE NATIONALE RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
4
8
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
4
9
PMT TRADING
4
10
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
3
10
NESTEC
3
10
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS
3
10
UNIVERSITY OF PEOPLE'S FRIENDSHIP
3
10
CSK FOOD ENRICHMENT
3
10
OBERMEIER WIDMANN
3
10
PROBIOTICAL
3
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
beverage fermentation
Number of
Documents
Company
1
DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES
8
2
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY
6
3
CODEXIS
6
4
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
5
5
BP CORP NORTH AMERICA
5
6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
5
7
DANISCO US
4
8
BUTAMAX ADVANCED BIOFUELS
4
9
COSKATA
4
10
IOGEN
4
10
THESIS CHEMISTRY
4
10
VERENIUM
4
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
2013 PATENT ACTIVITY
Medical Devices
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
34%
Diagnosis, Surgery
29,223
24,356
20%
29%
Sterilising, Syringes, Electrotherapy
24,988
20,238
23%
19%
Medical aids, Oral Administration
15,840
11,515
38%
18%
Dentistry, Bandages, Prosthesis
15,542
12,456
25%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Diagnosis, Surgery
Company
1
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD
567
2
FUJI FILM CO LTD
510
3
TOSHIBA
500
4
CANON
336
5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
246
6
TERUMO CORP
230
7
HITACHI MEDICAL CORP
158
8
SEIKO EPSON CORP
130
9
HOYA CORP
126
10
PANASONIC
107
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Number of
Documents
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
Top 10 European Assignees
Diagnosis, Surgery
Company
Number of
Documents
1
SIEMENS
536
2
COVIDIEN
389
3
KONINK PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
273
4
UNIVERSITY OF PEOPLES'S FRIENDSHIP
162
5
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC
79
6
AESCULAP
53
7
BIOSENSE WEBSTER ISRAEL LTD
49
8
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC
44
9
SMITH & NEPHEW
44
10
KARL STORZ
42
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Diagnosis, Surgery
Number of
Documents
Company
1
GENERAL ELECTRIC
321
2
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
206
3
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY
180
4
MEDTRONIC
159
5
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS
118
6
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
84
7
NEOR PURITAN BENNETT
69
8
ST JUDE MEDICAL
58
9
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE
55
10
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
51
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
2013 Patent Activity
Petroleum
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
64%
Petroleum & Gas Exploration, Drilling,
Production and Processing
11,800
8,233
43%
33%
Petroleum & Gas Fuels and Other Products
6,189
5,097
21%
3%
Petroleum & Gas Transportation
and Storage
469
378
24%
1%
Petroleum Refining
120
120
0%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Petroleum & gas exploration, drilling, production and processing
Company
1
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL
1211
2
PETROCHINA
690
3
SANY HEAVY INDUSTRY
41
4
NIPPON OIL
23
5
UNIVERSITY OF JILIN
21
6
UNIVERSITY OF EAST CHINA SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
19
7
NIPPON STEEL
17
8
UNIVERSITY OF XIAN
17
9
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
16
10
MATSUSHITA
16
10
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRY
16
10
UNIVERSITY OF BEIJING
16
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Number of
Documents
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
Top 10 European Assignees
Petroleum & gas exploration, drilling, production and processing
Number of
Documents
Company
1
PRAD RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
179
2
TATNEFT
168
3
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL
129
4
SHELL
104
5
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
75
6
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE
71
7
TOTAL
42
8
BASF
41
9
BP
24
10
SIEMENS
23
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Petroleum & gas exploration, drilling, production and processing
Number of
Documents
Company
1
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
420
2
BAKER HUGHES INC
296
3
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY
270
4
UOP
99
5
EXXONMOBIL
85
6
CHEVRON
65
7
VETCO GRAY
54
8
WEATHERFORD/LAMB INC
53
9
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL
37
10
SMITH INTERNATIONAL
35
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
2013 Patent Activity
Pharmaceuticals
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
61%
Organics
45,401
44,833
1%
23%
General
16,814
16,104
4%
14%
Heterocyclics
10,013
9,165
9%
1%
Inorganics
869
769
13%
1%
Steroids
814
622
31%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Heterocyclics
Company
1
UNIVERSITY OF NANJING
110
2
TAKEDA
46
3
DR REDDY'S LAB
37
4
CADILA HEALTHCARE
33
5
KOWA
33
6
RANBAXY LAB
33
7
UNIVERSITY OF FUDAN
30
8
DAIICHI SANKYO
26
9
UNIVERSITY OF PEKING
24
10
UNIVERSITY OF SICHUAN
24
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Number of
Documents
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
Top 10 European Assignees
Heterocyclics
Number of
Documents
Company
1
HOFFMANN LA ROCHE
102
2
NOVARTIS
93
3
SANOFI
85
4
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM
75
5
GLAXOSMITHKLINE
66
6
BAYER
55
7
MERCK PATENT
32
8
JANSSEN
31
9
UNIVERSITY OF PEOPLES' FRIENDSHIP
30
10
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
26
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Heterocyclics
Number of
Documents
Company
1
MERCK SHARP & DOHME
105
2
ALLERGAN
65
3
ABBOTT LABS
63
4
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
50
5
GILEAD SCIENCES
46
6
VERTEX
41
7
GENENTECH
36
8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
34
9
PFIZER
24
10
THERAVANCE
23
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
2013 Patent Activity
Semiconductors
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
42%
Semiconductor Materials and Processes
50,988
45,621
12%
27%
Discrete Devices
33,502
25,722
30%
26%
Memories, Film and Hybrid Circuits
32,044
28,435
13%
4%
Integrated Circuits
5,421
4,967
9%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Semiconductor Materials and Processes
Company
1
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
1362
2
LG
1223
3
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
1057
4
TOSHIBA
1045
5
SHARP
629
6
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL
589
7
RENESAS ELECTRONICS
571
8
TOKYO ELECTRON
560
9
PANASONIC
552
10
SK HYNIX
494
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Number of
Documents
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
Top 10 European Assignees
Semiconductor Materials and processes
Number of
Documents
Company
1
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
232
2
STMICROELECTRONICS
196
3
OSRAM
181
4
COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
129
5
ASML
117
6
ROBERT BOSCH
106
7
ZEISS
82
8
SOITEC
77
9
MERCK PATENT
55
10
KONINK PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
49
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Semiconductor Materials and processes
Number of
Documents
Company
1
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM)
1036
2
APPLIED MATERIALS
300
3
MICRON TECHNOLOGY
267
4
INTERMOLECULAR
218
5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
217
6
INTEL
172
7
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR
108
8
LAM RESEARCH
104
9
DU PONT DE NEMOURS
92
10
KLA TENCOR
73
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
2013 Patent Activity
Telecommunications
SUBSECTORS
2013
Volume
2012
Volume
% Change
27%
Mobile Telephony
60,170
44,454
35%
25%
Data Transmission Networks
56,116
44,151
27%
22%
Telephone Subscriber Equipment
49,398
36,023
37%
9%
Digital Information Transmission Systems
19,947
13,791
45%
7%
Multiplex & Multiple Access Information
Transmission Systems
14,944
14,143
6%
6%
Telemetry & Telecontrol
14,168
9,957
42%
2%
Telephone Communications Systems &
Installations
5,486
4,774
15%
2%
Telephone Exchange Systems
5,277
5,225
1%
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
SUBSECTOR
SNAPSHOT:
Top 10 Asia-PACific Assignees
Mobile Telephony
Company
1
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
2179
2
LG ELECTRONICS
1678
3
SONY
1071
4
PANASONIC
976
5
SHARP
963
6
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE COMMUNICATION
739
7
KYOCERA
738
8
FUJITSU
599
9
CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATONS
592
10
NEC
583
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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Number of
Documents
2014 State of Innovation Report Featuring DWPI
Top 10 European Assignees
Mobile Telephony
Company
Number of
Documents
1
ERICSSON
831
2
NOKIA
549
3
ALCATEL LUCENT
321
4
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS
234
5
BOSCH
131
6
FRANCE TELECOM
94
7
STMICROELECTRONICS
71
8
SIEMENS
69
9
TELEFONICA
57
10
VODAFONE
55
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
Top 10 North American Assignees
Mobile Telephony
Number of
Documents
Company
1
QUALCOMM
1383
2
RESEARCH IN MOTION
854
3
INTEL
697
4
APPLE
647
5
MICROSOFT
609
6
GOOGLE
465
7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM)
441
8
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
326
9
BROADCOM CORP
298
10
MOTOROLA MOBILITY
223
Source: Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index
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HIGHLIGHTS
The following is a bulleted list of some of the
highlights from this year’s analysis:
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All categories within Telecommunications
saw increased innovation activity over
the prior period, with the largest jump
happening within Digital Information
Transmission Systems, which grew by 45%
over the prior year (compared to 10% growth
for the prior period)
•
Semiconductors also experienced growth
across all subsectors, as compared to only
one subsector showing an incline in the prior
period. The biggest gainer was Discrete
Devices, up 30%
•
In the Pharmaceutical technology area,
the biggest jump in innovation activity
was in the category of Steroids, which
was up 31%, as compared to a decline
of 5% for the prior period
•
Russia is a more active leader in sectors of
innovation than has been witnessed in the
past. For example, the University of People’s
Friendship, in Russia, took a spot in the top
10 in Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and
Food, Tobacco and Beverage Fermentation
•
The Petroleum& Gas Exploration, Drilling,
Production & Processing is up 43% over prior
year, whereas the 2012 comparison to prior
data was up only 9%
•
Medical Devices continues to be a winner,
with all categories showing growth, led by
Medical Aids, Oral Administration, which was
up 38% year over year
•
The subsector with the most new entrants
in the Top 10 lists is Beverage Fermentation,
with 25 new organizations making the leader
boards by region. There was a 70% increase
in innovation related to meat, year over year,
and a 16% decrease in innovation related to
tobacco, year over year (whereas prior period
had > 130% increase in tobacco innovation)
•
L’Oreal continues to be the global frontrunner in cosmetic-related innovation, with
more than twice as many make-up related
innovations year-over-year as compared to
closest competitor, which is KAO Corporation
from Japan
•
2013 seems to be the year for Human
Hygiene—there was a 40% increase in such
inventions (under exact category name)
and increases across all of the cosmetics
categories, which include makeup, hair, skin,
antiperspirant and perfume (a sector which
had significant declines over the prior year
period in last report we issued)
•
Computer Peripherals saw major leaps
as well, when during the prior period it
encountered significant declines—for
instance, the Other Peripherals category
jumped by 39% year-over-year, however
showed a 33% decline for the prior period.
Every subsector in this area had increases
METHODOLOGY
& REPRINTS
•
Biotechnology innovation seems to be
an area where not as much patenting is
happening in these direct categories. All
subsectors decreased year-over-year except
for Genetically Modified Crops which was
up 8%, but still with a smaller increase than
the prior period, which had jumped by 13%.
The biggest loser in Biotechnology was Drug
Discovery related innovation, which fell by
25%. Even oncology treatment innovation
declined by 2%, despite the increase in
diagnoses in this area
Data in this report were compiled using Thomson
Reuters Derwent World Patents Index®, the
world’s most trusted and authoritative collection
of editorially enhanced patent information for
more than 50 years. Analysis was conducted by
the Thomson Reuters PR & Thought Leadership
team, providers of expert insight and analysis for
corporations, law firms and governments around
the world.
•
Automotive sector sped into high gear
over last year, with an overall 35% jump in
activity over prior year. Toyota remains the
clear front runner in the Alternative Powered
Vehicles subsector, surpassing the nearest
competitor, Honda, by 300%, and increasing
its own ouput over the prior period by 52%.
Every category in Automotive had increases,
whereas for the prior period covered only 7 of
the 12 subsectors rose (42% declined). The
biggest leader was in the category of Seats,
Seatbelts & Airbags, which was up 40%,
followed by Safety which was up 39%
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•
The single largest jump in subsector category
innovation came from Structures & Systems,
within Aerospace, which skyrocketed 192%
over the prior period, where it experienced
a decline of over 50% from the prior period.
In the category of Space Vehicles & Satellite
Technologies, Boeing took the overall global
lead with the most innovations
The time period of data covered in the report is
from January 1, 2013 through December 12, 2013.
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