Medical imaging technologies for OCT : a dynamic and competitive industry

Extracted from: Optical Coherence Tomography Medical Imaging – Patent Landscape report, Knowmade, February 2018 OUTLINES: • Recent mergers and acquisitions have occurred in the OCT medical imaging field. How will they impact the IP landscape? • OCT’s development began 25 years ago, under MIT’s impetus. • OCT medical imaging is a competitive market. Several products[…]

MicroLED displays: the patent landscape reflects the dynamism of the sector

Extracted from: MicroLED Displays : Intellectual Property Landscape report, Yole Développement & KnowMade – January 2018 OUTLINES: Which companies own patents in microLED display? What are their major thrust areas and portfolio strength? MicroLED industry : a broad range of actors. Transfer and display structure dominate, while defect management surprisingly falls behind. A complex supply[…]

RF acoustic wave filters: who has the best IP position to face the 4G to 5G transition?

Extracted from: RF Acoustic Wave Filters: Patent Landscape Analysis report | RF Front End Modules and Components for Cellphones report | Smartphone RF Front-End Module Review – Yole Group of Companies, 2017 OUTLINES: The upcoming 5G communication technology is creating a new order in the communication market. Acoustic wave filter IP dynamics are changing. There[…]

The semiconductor industry, an attractive playground for patent trolls

“WiLAN is probably the major threat to semiconductor companies”, announces Nicolas Baron, CEO & co-founder of KnowMade. Indeed, during 2015, this PLC  (or patent troll) acquired lot of patents from semiconductor companies including Infineon Technologies/Qimonda, Freescale and more. The company also filed patent litigations involving these assets several months later. The KnowMade’s patent litigation risk[…]