Japan and the United States (USA) lead a small group of nations that are driving innovation in 3D printing, nanotechnology and robotics, 3 cutting edge innovations able to push the economic growth in the future, as it is shown in the World Intellectual Property Report 2015: Breakthrough Innovation and Economic Growth, recently published by tje World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Relying on an original mapping of patents to fields of innovation, the report shows specifically that Japan, the U.S., Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea accounted for 75% or more of all-time patent filings in the areas of 3D printing, nanotechnology and robotics.
“Historical technological breakthroughs have been at the root of long-lasting expansions in economic output,” said WIPO Director General Francis Gurry. “Successful innovation, at the company level or across the wider economy, requires perseverance, particularly in periods of anemic growth when innovation budgets are under pressure. We need to reinforce the environments that give rise to the breakthrough technologies of tomorrow.”
The report explains how previous game-changing advancements, such as airplanes, antibiotics and semiconductors, triggered new business activity. It also highlights thoday’s promising breakthrough innovations (Nanotechnology, 3D printing and robotics), while urging governments and business to step up innovation-related investment.
Japan Germany and Korea leading in robotics
Japanese companies are leading innovation in the area of robotics.
Eight out of the top ten patent applicants in the area of robotics are from Japan (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Denso, Hitachi, Panasonic, Yaskawa, and Sony). The two others are Bosch, from Germany, and Samsung of the Republic of Korea.
USA, top registering country for nano tech but Korean Samsung the top company filler
While U.S. entities file collectively for most nanotechnology patents, Samsung is the top filer and six of the top ten filers are from Japan (Nippon Steel, Toshiba, Canon, Hitachi, Panasonic and TDK).
IBM, the University of California, and Hewlett Packard from the U.S. complete the top ten list.
The US, at the head of 3D printing patents, followed by Germany and Japan
U.S. entities also file for most 3D printing patents, with 3D Systems and Stratasys as the top two applicants and General Electric and United Technologies among the top ten.
Three German companies (Siemens, MTU Aero Engines and EOS) as well as three Japanese companies (Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Toshiba) complete the 3D printing top ten list.
China, is actually stepping in the innovation train
China is the only emerging middle-income country moving closer to this group of advanced, industrialized nations. Looking at more recent history (patents filed since 2005) Chinese applicants account for more than a quarter of patents worldwide in the area of 3D printing and robotics, the highest share among all countries.
In the nanotechnology field, Chinese applicants make up close to 15% of filings worldwide, becoming the third largest origin of patents.
In contrast to the longer established innovating countries, there is a stronger presence of universities and public research organizations (PROs) in the fillers side.
Rise of academic aplicants for patents on 3D printing, nanotech and robotics
The report also documents how innovation is increasingly linked to research at universities and public research organizations.
3D printing, nanotechnology, and robotics fillings show higher shares of academic aplicants compared to the historical cases of airplanes, antibiotics and semiconductors.
Nanotechnology stands out, with academic applicants accounting for around a quarter of the total patent rights worldwide.
Tthe report also highlights the common features that successful innovation ecosystems show: Government funding for scientific research and support in moving promising technology from the laboratory to the production stage; competitive market forces that encourage firms to innovate, supported by vibrant financial markets and sound regulation; and fluid linkages between public and private innovation actors.
The more developed IP system, the more lively knowkledge sharing innovation model
The knowledge sharing economy model, far from bringing a fall down in the intellectual property protection system has boosted the number of registrations, not only under the patent rights protection, but also under the copy right form.
From the first clubs of amateur airplane inventors to modern open innovation models found in 3D printing and robotics research, the intellectual property system makes it easier the sharing of knowledge, because it encourages disclosure and provides a flexible tool for licensing.
We are living an era of the rise of the copyright. It is becoming more visible and relevant for technological innovation because software is included as copyrightable subject matter and any kind of digital expression, including 3D object designs and the design of computer chips are also copyright protected innovations.
Image bove the headline.- WIPO Director General Francis Gurry (left) and Chief Economist Carsten Fink at the press launch. (Photo: WIPO).
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