Japan leads the world with "battery technology" patents for electric vehicles, etc. September 24, 18:34
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The European Patent Office and the IEA (International Energy Agency) report that Japan is leading the world in the number of patent applications related to battery technology used in electric vehicles, etc., accounting for one-third of the world total. The institution has put together.
On the other hand, the report points out that technological development has not led to the expansion of the electric vehicle market in Japan.
This report is the first compilation of the worldwide application status of patents related to battery technology used in electric vehicles, etc. by the European Patent Office and the IEA (International Energy Agency).
According to it, the number of patents filed in 2018 was about 7,000 worldwide, and Japan accounted for more than 2,300, which is about one-third.
Also, of the 10 companies with the highest number of patent applications in the last 19 years, 7 were Japanese companies.
On the other hand, according to the report, the number of electric vehicles sold in the Chinese market was 1.1 million last year, accounting for half of the world total, while Japan accounted for about 2%, which is the world's battery technology related patents. Reed points out that it has not led to the expansion of the electric vehicle market in Japan.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Akira Yoshino "Issues on how to utilize it in industry"
Regarding this, Akira Yoshino of Asahi Kasei, a major chemical manufacturer who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for the development of lithium-ion batteries, said, "As the use of battery technology shifts from mobile-related products such as smartphones to electric vehicles, Japanese automobiles Manufacturers are leading technological development. How to utilize technological development in industry is the next issue, and there is an opinion that Japan is losing in actual business even if it is doing its best in technological development. It is necessary to look at both technological development and commercialization. "