On January 29, Yu Yichen, manager of the Institute of Electro-Optics of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, pointed out that the five major manufacturers in the world, Philips, Nichia, Osram, Toyoda Gosei, Cree, etc., through mutual authorization, formed a huge patent network of LEDs to achieve the mastery of the market ecological chain. Japan was previously the world's largest creative country for LED patents, but it has been surpassed by the mainland since 2006, showing the enthusiasm of the mainland in patent distribution.
According to statistics, in terms of the distribution of LED US patents, Philips holds 3,449 patents, ranking the top five, followed by Osram with 731 items, Cree with 652 items, Nichia's 537 items, and Toyoda Gosei. 495 items; Taiwan's overall LED-related patents in the United States total about 3,000, and the distribution is scattered, mostly partial improvement and peripheral application patents. According to the total of 370 items in the United States in the top five LED factories in Taiwan, even There are fewer patents than any of the top five international factories.
Taiwanese manufacturers have cut into the core of the patent network or patented in some areas to maintain market competitiveness, such as the strategic cooperation between Jingdian and Philips, cross-authorization with Toyoda Gosei, and the mutual authorization between Yiguang and Osram. Nichia's strategy is equal, and this type of approach is a way for Taiwanese companies to ensure market competitiveness.
Yu Yuchen suggested that the Taiwan factory should build an international-level patent layout team to respond to the situation when the LEDs are in a mess, acquire useful assets to obtain effective resources, and expand the application of patent-guided technology research and development. Taiwanese factories should actively build professional patent layout teams, strive for international big factory orders, and also enhance corporate value and image.
