patent landscape co2 valorisation...cpc code (maingroup) –additional classification codes?...
TRANSCRIPT
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILIZATION IN POLYMER SYNTHESIS
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution 1
Dr. Marie-José LuysEuropean, Belgian and Dutch patent attorney
3,18 million published patent applications
215.000 patent publications contain
“CO2”
PATENT LANDSCAPE REPORT = SNAPSHOT OF PATENT PUBLICATIONS
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution 2
specific technology
particular time
country or region, or globally
This Photo by Unknown Authoris licensed under CC BY-NC
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
CO2 TO POLYMERS – CLASSIFICATION + KEYWORD SEARCH
3
C08G ▪ Organic macromolecular compounds ; their preparation or chemical working-up ;
compositions based thereon▪ Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving
unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
47.000 patent families
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATIONPATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution
+ [CO2 or carbondioxide or carbon dioxide] in title, abstract, claims
761 patent families
Exclude obviously irrelevant patent publications
CO2 TO POLYMER (761 PATENTS)
ACTIVITY – NUMBER OF PATENT PUBLICATIONS PER YEAR
?
15/11/2019
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
©VITO – Not for distribution
COMPANY – 25 MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS
Polyether polyol + polyester polyol + PU
Polycarbonate/polyether + catalyst
Catalyst
Polycarbonate + polycarbonate polyol + catalyst
15/11/2019©VITO – Not for distribution
Who or what over time
?COMPANIES – PATENT PUBLICATIONS PER YEAR
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution
Covestro
SK Innovation
Bayer Material Science
LG Chemical
Novomer
Bayer IP
SK Global
Saoudi Aramco
BASF
Arkema France
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CPC CODE (MAINGROUP) – ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION CODES
?
15/11/2019
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
©VITO – Not for distribution
Polymers of isocyanates or isothiocyanates, 248, 17%
Polymers obtained by reactions forming a carbonic ester link in the main chain, 224, 16%
Polymers obtained by reactions forming an ether link in the main chain, 143, 10%
Polymers obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain, 63, 4 %
Polymers by reactions forming a linkage containingSi and/or S, 51, 4 %
PRODUCTS – CLAIMS & DESCRIPTION
?
46 patentsCovestroBayer MS2010-2016 35 patents
CovestroEvonik
17 patents2002-2013several Asian companies
29 patents2008-2017Covestro/Bayer MSBASF 15 patents
CovestroBASF DOW 2004-2015
15/11/2019
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
©VITO – Not for distribution
Chemie Technik 11,09,2014
PATENT VALUE ?
15/11/2019
Bayer MSCovestro
BASF
SolvayEvonik
Aramco
©VITO – Not for distribution
CO2 TO POLYMER (761 PATENTS)
?
COMPETITORS OF COVESTRO AND BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution
PATENT LANDSCAPE
PATENT LANDSCAPE REPORTS
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution 12
understanding the IP for future technology development
identifying key technologies
key technology players –strengths
freedom-to-operation patentability
understanding IP ecosystem :• competitors • upstream/downstream
partners• acquisition/acquirer targets
Patent searching is an art
▪ unambiguous definition of search strategy ▪ keep track of search strategy▪ cost
Limitations : “light” = optical
TIPS
15/11/2019
©VITO – Not for distribution 13
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
Technical and business information
Regular update
14
15/11/2019
PATENT LANDSCAPECO2 UTILISATION
©VITO – Not for distribution