Innovative speeding competition patents
At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA, in 2018, the debut of the world's first 75-inch 8K HD screen product brought a new shock experience to the audience. Its display screen came from Beijing BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to BOE), which is equipped with BOE proprietary ADSDS display technology, with 7680 × 4320 high-resolution display, NTSC100% high color gamut, brilliant color of more than 1 billion pixels, real-time playback of live HD video Scenes. 'We independently developed the relevant high-definition display technology already has a US patent, which makes the product into the United States market without worries.' BOE Technology and Intellectual Property Management Center, told reporters that participation in the US market competition, patents are necessary It is an indispensable basic condition to enter the U.S. market to own US patents and to submit international patent applications through the PCT channel.High definition display technology, as a technology-intensive industry, has long been monopolized by Japanese, Korean and other countries.
As a latecomer, BOE understands the importance of patents. In recent years, BOE has been continuously increasing its research and development efforts and the quality of its patents has continued to rise. In 2017, BOE added 1,413 new U.S. patents, an increase of 62% over the same period of the previous year, In the newly added US patent grants list, jumped from No. 40 in 2016 to No. 21, ranking the first among the top 50 companies in the list. In 2017, BOE submitted domestic and foreign patents 8678 applications were filed, of which invention patents accounted for more than 85%. At present, there are over 60,000 domestic and foreign patents. The overseas patent layout covers the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions.
In 2017, BOE's smartphone LCDs, flat panel displays, laptop displays and monitor displays ranked the first in the world in terms of shipments, while LCD TV shipments ranked the third in the world with contrarian As one of the leaders in the global display industry, just as with BOE, in the past 10 years alone, more and more Chinese enterprises have been continuously strengthening the overseas patent distribution and, with the help of the technical advantages accumulated by themselves, have gone from follower to shoulder-to- Even the leader of the road to development.
In 2017, the number of U.S. patents granted by the Company was increased to 708, up 33% from the previous year and ranking No. 45. Compared with the no-news situation 10 years ago, great changes have taken place. Ten years ago, in the absence of patents, the main business of China's electronics manufacturers was to assemble products for foreign companies. However, with the increase in the number of patents owned in the past few years, more and more Chinese enterprises have their own products And brand. "The number of patents, especially high-value invention patents, often reflects the independent innovation capability of a company or even a country and at the same time can protect the interests of enterprises in the increasingly fierce market competition." Sun Guorui believes that in the global innovation In the new context of the game, the progress made by Chinese enterprises in high-tech innovation and international competition is commendable.
International competition has increased
Looking at the number of patents granted in the United States in 2017, among the 320,000 patents authorized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Chinese companies own 3.5% of the patents, of which U.S. enterprises have the largest number of patents, with 148.139 million, accounting for 46% of the total. In the top 5 countries, there are also 50,600 in Japan, 20,970 in South Korea and 15,771 in Germany. Meanwhile, the overall number of Chinese companies newly listed in the US in 2017 is not enough, ranking not High, with the number of patents by the previous few big difference between the number.
Data show that the number one American business machine company (IBM) added 9,043 new patents, an increase of 12%, has been the champion for 25 consecutive years ranked second in South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the number of new patents 5837 Piece, No. 3 is Japan's Canon, the number of new patents 3285. 'Although Chinese companies in the United States patents have faster growth, there has been great progress, but statistics from the point of view, Chinese enterprises and the top few Especially in comparison with the United States and Japan there is a clear gap. "Sun Guorui said that the fact that the market competition has repeatedly proved that the patent is competitive, Chinese enterprises still have to struggle to catch up.
In fact, the catch-up rate of Chinese enterprises has attracted worldwide attention, and among the U.S. patents owned by Chinese enterprises, most of the patents are concentrated in high-tech industries such as digital data processing and transmission, semiconductors and wireless communications. In the fast-growing industries of 3D printing, artificial intelligence and UAVs, many Chinese companies are currently accelerating the overtaking process.
In particular, in recent years, China has implemented an innovation-driven development strategy to speed up the building of a powerful intellectual property powerhouse. A number of dominant enterprises with intellectual property rights have risen rapidly and their overseas patent distribution capabilities have been increasingly enhanced. The pace of going global has been significantly accelerated. In the U.S. market, TCL Group surrendered a bright report card, sales increased 131.5%, achieving double growth. TCL TV North America market share of 9.1%, ranked third; other Chinese companies Hisense, Skyworth, Changhong, Haier also Ranking among the top 10. The US home appliance market is mature, highly competitive, consumer rights protection harsh, won a large share in the US market, shows that the patent level of Chinese products such as TCL and brand recognition is widely recognized.
Nowadays, the world is highly concerned about the tremendous changes in the innovation capability of Chinese enterprises. According to foreign media, although innovation is the core competitive advantage of developed countries such as the United States, in recent years China has implemented the innovation-driven development strategy and vigorously developed quantum communications and supercomputers And other advanced technologies, and made remarkable achievements in these emerging technologies, making China a world's another super-innovation center. "According to a report released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China is becoming a leader in world innovation. Intellectual property is becoming the focus of a new round of world competition. Chinese enterprises must make unrelenting efforts to continue to increase R & D efforts, build stronger intellectual property rights and have more and better patents in order to be able to stand firm in the increasingly fierce international competition Defeated land. "Sun Guorui stressed.