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2015/06/01
Data complied by NGB IP Research Institute, and utilizing data from Unified Patents and Lex Machina, show that Asian companies are increasing their usage of PTAB.
Some important findings include:
- Most filings are NPE related.
- Almost all filings are related to concurrent litigation in district Court
- Asian PTAB filer by largest to smallest are Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Mainland China
This analytic is referred to the IAM article on May 29, 2015: Asian companies flock to the PTAB, but China for once lags behind.
Analysis Method
Top IPR filers in the world
Trend of IPR filings depending on regions
Ratio of NPE-related IPR depending on Asian regions
Source:
Most IPRs have related US litigations
JP IPR Petitioner (51 filers/240 IPRs)
1. Toyota 32
2. Sony 21
3. Toshiba 20
4. Fujitsu Semiconductor 17
5. American Honda Motor 16
6. Nintendo of America 10
7. Sony Computer Entertainment America 9
8. Canon 8
9. NHK Seating of America 7
9. Nissan North America 7
11. Renesas Electronics 6
11. Sony Mobile Communications 6
11. Fujitsu Network Communiactions 6
11. Yamaha Corp of America 6
CN IPR Petitioners (13 filers/42 IPRs)
1. ZTE (USA) 17
中兴通讯股份有限公司
2. JIAWEI Technology (USA) 5
深圳珈伟光伏照明股份有限公司
3. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor 3
中山大洋电机股份有限公司
4. Broad Ocean Motor 3
大洋电机(美国)有限公司
5. BMC Medical 2
北京怡和嘉业医疗科技有限公司
5. Lenovo (US) 2
联想集团
5. Huawei Device USA 2
华为技术有限公司
5. Alliance of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Industry 2
稀土永磁产业联盟
5. Zhuhai Seine Technology 2
珠海赛纳打印科技股份有限公司
TW IPR Petitioners (7 filers/65 IPRs)
1. HTC 25
宏达国际电子股份有限公司
2. Taiwan Semiconductor 14
台湾积体电路制造股份有限公司
3. Apex Medical 7
雅博股份有限公司
3. Chimei Innolux 7
奇美电子股份有限公司
5. A-Top Technology 6
上尚科技股份有限公司
6. Asustek Computer 4
华硕电脑股份有限公司
7. Shinn Fu Company of America 2
信孚产业股份有限公司
KR IPR Petitioners (11 filers/160 IPRs)
1. Samsung Electronics 74
2. LG Electronics 46
3. LG Display 11
4. Hyundai Motor 9
5. Samsung Electronics (US) 7
6. Seoul Semiconductor 5
7. Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corp 2
8. Hyundai Mobis 2
9. Hyundai Motor America 2
10. Kum Oh Electronics 1
11. LG Chem 1
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