Japan LED lighting patent comprehensive strength survey: SHARP ranked first

Provides patent analysis data and analysis software of the Japanese Patent Result announced that the results of LED lighting patents, ranking SHARP in the field of patent comprehensive strength in the first place. Second for Nichia, third for the Holland Royal PHILPS electronics.

The investigation object is from 1993 to the end of November 2011 in 7822 patents related to Japan Patent Office open. Patent Result using independent index of the company, the patent evaluation in the "now" and "by the end of 2008" two time points. Evaluation results show that SHARP ranked fifth in 2008, is now the top (bottom).

"Rank" LED lighting patent comprehensive strength of top 5 enterprises (source: Patent Result)

Patent Result that concern enterprise CCS company. Although the number of patent applications for the company is only 39, but the high degree of concern of many patents, ranking in the overall strength of the top eleventh. In addition, Toshiba lighting technology rose from forty-fifth in 2008 to the seventh place, small wire production by the twenty-fourth rose to the fifteenth place, the rankings were significantly increased. (Editor: LEDxume)

Comparison of the top five enterprises in 2008 and now. The ball with the name of the company for the current position