China News Service, Beijing, January 30, Title: Report: Chinese photovoltaic companies actively carry out patent layout
Sino-Singapore Finance reporter Liu Yuying
The "Photovoltaic Industry Patent Development Report" released on the 30th pointed out that the patent scale advantage of my country's photovoltaic industry continues to be consolidated, and photovoltaic companies are actively developing patent layout.
The report was jointly released by the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center, the Electronic Intellectual Property Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association.
The report shows that so far, my country's total number of patent applications for the entire photovoltaic industry chain is 168,000, the total number of valid patents is 74,000, and the total number of valid invention patents is 22,000, ranking first in the world. my country has become the innovation leader of the global photovoltaic industry. An important point.
The report points out that my country's photovoltaic companies have actively promoted patent layout and the level of technological innovation has continued to improve. In terms of the number of patent applications, there are eight companies with more than 1,000 patent applications. Among them, Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, LONGi Green Energy, Sungrow, and Trina Solar rank in the top five, with 2,950, 2,696, 2,469, respectively. 1879 pieces, 1830 pieces. In terms of the number of valid patents, seven companies have more than 800 patents. Among them, Longi Green Energy, Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, Sungrow, and Aixu ranked in the top five, with 1,787, 1,722, 1,713, 929, respectively. 906 pieces. In terms of the number of valid invention patents, there are 5 companies with more than 200 patents. Among them, Sungrow, JinkoSolar, Huawei, Trina Solar, and Canadian Solar rank in the top five, with 574, 539, 453, and 252 respectively. pieces, 230 pieces.
The report also analyzes the status and ranking of photovoltaic patents in domestic cities. In terms of quantity, Suzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Wuxi, and Changzhou are the cities with a larger number of patent applications, with Suzhou ranking first with 12,607. In terms of quality, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, and Changzhou rank among the top five in terms of number of valid invention patents, with Beijing ranking first with 1,682. (over)