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    Have you ever tried finding a patented technology? Not easy, is it! Once you find the patent you have been looking for, what next? How do you access the people who will allow you to legitimately and legally use the technology? Assuming you find the right technology and the right people to talk to, will you get a good deal on the technology? Should you buy the patent, or take a license to it? What is a fair price for the technology? What are others paying for technology in the same area?

    Welcome to the world of patent and technology licensing! Fortunately, there are people and tools available to help you get the right information and to help do these deals. Next question: How do you find them? Well, how would you like to get access to the entire universe of patent searching tools and connect directly to the people who will get you the technology you want?

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TAEUSTimes NEWSLETTER

Featured Article

LCD Patent Licensing - Market Survey of LCD, LED, and OLED Technology

There are several ways to examine the flat panel and flex panel market places and the leaders in those market places. This article will focus on the patenting activity in the United States for various companies. We will explore patenting activity for companies in the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), LED (Light Emitting Diode), and OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) space. One way to examine how the leaders in the industry have shifted their activity over time is to consider their patent activity ten years ago and in the last year. Lastly, it is important to consider activity in each of the fields today. Where are major patents and applications? It is also important to consider that some companies may choose to keep their technologies as trade secrets instead of filing for a patent.

Examining the Market Place

LCD Technology

Let us first examine the LCD technology space. Using proprietary software, an analysis of the LCD technology space was conducted. In order to capture relevant activity ten years ago, at the early stages of LCDs, the key words “liquid crystal,” were used to create the following graphs. The following is a graph of the patenting activity for companies in the LCD space and shows the cumulative number of patents acquired over the past ten years. Note that Seiko Epson is the overall leader and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) is in second place. Seiko and SEL were, and have been, developing significant technology in LCD space.

Now look at the graph for LCD technology developed over the last year. Look at how the company positions have changed. This is, perhaps, a unique look at the effort that companies are putting into the development of LCD technology.

Note the difference in the ten-year and one-year patent issued statistics. LG Display is now in third place and SEL has moved to the top of the leader board. Note also that Samsung has made significant strides in the field If we examine the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) classes where patents in the LCD technology space are currently being issued, we can see that class 349 (Liquid Crystal Cells and Systems) is the top class, followed by class 359 (Optical, Systems and Elements). These USPTO classes are consistent throughout the ten-year period (see below). Other class definitions can be found at www.uspto.gov.

Another way to look at leaders in the technology space is to note that USPTO class 349 contains the highest patenting activity. So, who dominates this space? The answer can be found in the chart below. Although SEL has more patents relating to “Liquid Crystal,” LG Display dominates Liquid Crystal technology patents in USPTO class 349.

What’s Next?

TAEUS has analyzed the activity and major players in, LCD, LED, and OLED technology. To view the entire white paper, contact us.

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Art Nutter, TAEUS Chairman and CEO, will attend this event, and will be presenting a workshop titled, "Increasing the Efficiency of IP Transactions". Art will be available to discuss the range of IP Business Cycle Solutions offered by TAEUS. If you would like to arrange some time to meet with art, Send email. This year’s main program is aimed at providing participants with an... Read More..