Patents Portfolio Analysis Of Flexible Display Technology

As a crucial part of wearable device,the flexible display gradually becomes hot point.Compared with traditional display,the flexible one which manufactured by new material can be curved to some extent.Furthermore it made a great progress in durability and energy efficiency.The evolution of flexible display can be broadly classified into four parts: stages in germination,stage in rising,stage in development and stage in the future.The focus of technology in different period is different.The developing direction of flexible display can be acquired by analyzing the difference.Predictably,the flexible display has broad market prospects.Currently,the function of patent is not only in protecting technology but also in capturing the market.The situation,patent application of flexible display in USA,South Korea and China increasing substantially around 2012 which made by enterprises all over the world,can be concluded through analyzing for time distribution,geographical distribution,high-value one distribution and CPC distribution of patent in flexible display.The foreign enterprises such as Samsung,LG and Apple have deep cash and technology resources,more importantly,the consciousness of patent portfolio. So they have great advantage in patent portfolio in flexible display.Because the continually launching of new flexible display,China,a market which has strong consumer spending,would demand plenty of flexible display.At the same time,the autonomous enterprises of our nation such as BOE and Lenovo are developing rapidly.Chinese industry and enterprises should take concrete measures for the patent surrounding which made by foreign enterprises.Chinese industry should actively promote the cooperation between the enterprises and universities which has important research findings in flexible display,develop activities of technical exchange and patent cross-licensing in depth,spare no effort to study independently future technology of flexible display,make institutional innovation to removes constraints for patent cooperation.Chinese key enterprises should take good advantage of high-value patent which belongs to foreign enterprises but expired now,then study the leading-edge technology that based on main products.Other companies should concentrate on creating the association which can share the cost of patent early warning,patent application and patent litigation to reduce the risk of patent infringement.