2013 Chinese LED companies have the opportunity to break the patent blockade of international manufacturers

LED technology innovation space is vast, the opportunity to obtain original invention patents are still many. So, in 2013, China's LED enterprises can have the opportunity to break the patent blockade of international manufacturers LED industry will have what kind of patent breakthrough?

Patent expires, LED packaging enterprises or orientation opportunities

As everyone knows, the global LED industry patent has been firmly grasp in CREE, PHILPS, OSRAM, and TOYOTA in the hands of Nichia chemical synthesis. The 5 large manufacturers in order to maintain the competitive advantage and maintain market share, for almost covers raw materials, equipment, packaging and application, the whole industry chain has a number of patents, yishouzhetian.

However, Feng Shui turn turn, this patent barrier is not hard to break, but there are signs of loosening. In accordance with the provisions of the patent law, patent protection for a period of 20 years, the utility model patent and design patent protection for a period of 10 years, that is LED related patents from the beginning of 1990, from 2010 onwards gradually expire, which also involves a considerable part of white light LED important. In other words, in the next 2 to 3 years, there will be a number of core patents in 90s of the last century due. In addition, the relevant patents related to phosphor powder will gradually decline in 2012-2014 years.

Therefore, the development of LED packaging companies will usher in new opportunities, is expected in the absence of phosphor white LED lighting technology cut off the corner.

Barriers warming, cottage version of the patent hidden dangers

In recent years, the domestic LED companies on the application of LED patent but carefully study, emerge in an endless stream, you will find that most of the patents are not original, they are either pick up, do some repair on the basis of the international LED giants original patent, or one in a utility model or design around patent, "copycat of" the high degree of gold, and also greatly reduced. Once the world wide range of lawsuits triggered by the international giants, or more than 70% of domestic patent failure.

At present, the export of overseas market LED companies have been frequently subjected to patent encirclement and suppression. At the same time, with the rapid development of China's LED lighting industry, the international lighting giants have vied with the core technology, the Chinese market. Although China's LED industry in terms of output and price advantage, but technically speaking, it is difficult to keep pace with international brands. At that time, foreign brands with positive force, patent weight, LED industry is likely to repeat the mistakes of the photovoltaic industry. Some experts predict that the next 2 to 3 years, it is likely that there will be a large group of foreign giants accused of local small and medium enterprises patent infringement incident occurred.

But, thankfully, some companies have begun to take precautions, for example, Neo neon, civilight respectively in February and April 2012, signed a cooperation agreement with PHILPS patent. November, crystal power and Toshiba authorized AlGaInPLED technology patents. In addition, Taiwan factory canyuan in December and TOYOTA announced the synthesis of patent cross licensing.

It can be predicted that with the intensification of market competition, patent disputes will become the norm. To nip in the bud, small advice, while enterprises lack of ACE patent, can be appropriate to buy some patents, or by the number of enterprises jointly funded to obtain license, at the same time, through the establishment of patent alliance, strengthen the research of patent strategy, the use of bold "patent pool", the number of patent right the patent together, cross licensing, license, the ultimate way to hold together to deal with international LED giants "encirclement".

Market segments or the patent is the new darling"

Indeed, the vast majority of the core technology of LED, master in the hands of a few international companies but LED? Wire who, also need not feel powerless and frustrated. In the history of LED shows that the application development of LED is new, from the original mobile phone backlight, lighting up to now, from behind the stage, but the future will be towards the direction of the development of artificial intelligence. So, for the excavation of LED patents, whether it is innovative inventions, or utility models, or design, there is a great space:

1) silicon substrate patent is expected to succeed: in 2012, Chinese manufacturers crystal can exceed the luminous efficiency of silicon 120lm/W high power LED chip photoelectric product launch, let us completely a feeling of exaltation upon fulfillment of A. The industry believes that in the field of sapphire substrate LED, China's LED companies almost no core technology patents, and has been in a passive state. However, the silicon substrate LED chips, Chinese LED companies can stand on the same starting line with foreign manufacturers, and is expected to break out of the siege, creating a silicon substrate patent in order to compete for market discourse.

2) artificial intelligence LED or into a new favorite: smart phones and tablet PCs have become household names, artificial intelligence control technology and LED applications has become a trend. Recently, Philips invented the Android and iOS technology program can control the Huelights. The United States indoor lighting company ByteLight, developed a LED based lighting positioning services, allowing the program to calculate the current position in a second time, the accuracy can reach one meter. This set of LED lamp flashing signal, by the users of smart mobile phone camera to receive and detect, and users do not need to be a mobile phone camera touch specific direction, direct source signal can also receive feedback. These signs indicate that, since the smart mobile devices have been widely loved by consumers, then the combination of LED lighting and mobile intelligent device technology, is bound to gain popularity in the near future. We can consider from the mobile device and LED technology to find a connection between the point of cooperation, technical research and patent assault, to trigger a new round of LED technology storm.

In a word, the patent is a protracted war, specializing in technology, it may accumulate steadily, blockbuster. In 2013, even if not the top three in the world, we have to rely on positive energy to overturn the mountains, or the independent research and development, independent innovation, or cross licensing, hold together to break through, either way, in which the recovery of all things spring sowing, a belief that the spring season will not be far away from us.