Patent Landscape Report on Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons Basic concepts for hearing and vision assistive technologies: Assistance, Enhancement, Restoration Hearing and Vision Impairment Assistive Technologies: Results Patent Filing Strategies Geographic Distribution Recent Innovation Trends Enabling Technologies Facilitating Access to Published Works Major Patent Applicants Profile and Portfolios 35,251 Relevant patent documents identified This means hearing and vision assistive technology is a major growth market. Hearing impairment Commercialization Potential Major offices of first patent filing Change in technical categories, 2007-2011 Compound annual growth/decline trends in patent activity between 2007 and 2011 Vision impairment Assistance 8,780 3,918 5,825 6,919 8,995 7,613 18,523 TOTAL 23,527 TOTAL Enhancement Restoration 68.4% KEY Patent applications filed in just one jurisdiction (mainly case of Japan, Russia and China). 8% were filed in two jurisdictions. 11.4% were filed in five or more jurisdictions. HIGH LOCAL PROTECTION/NATIONAL FILINGS ONLY: 13,581 8,249 2,691 2,442 2,154 1,188 914 628 590 436 23% 11% 9% -3% -6% -6% -11% -12% -18% -20% China South Korea U.K. Russia France Japan EPO U.S. Germany Australia The biggest part of the technology portfolio is composed of corporate entities. 25% of identified inventions came from 38 large entities, with 100 or more patent applications each. Technology portfolio makeup Top 10 patent holders: 69% 8% 23% Corporate Academic/government Individuals Japan Taiwan, Province of China China Sweden Switzerland Australia France UK U.S. Russia Federation Patent Holders Total Inventions Novartis Panasonic Siemens Abbott Choclear Valeant Nuance Advanced Bionics Fydorov Eye Microsurgery Complex Johnson & Johnson 575 545 540 518 434 419 345 341 289 279 2.1.1. Voice Control Sound Control 1.2.2. Permanent Hearing Restoration 2.1.2. Sensor Technology Adapted for theVision Impaired 2.1.3. Vision Assistance – Other 4.3. Disposable Limited Use Technology 2.2.3. Hearing Assistance – Other 3.2.4. Hearing Enhancement – Other 1.1.7. Internal hearing Aid 1.2.1. External Hearing Aid 3.1.6. Vision Enhancement – Other 22% 19% 10% 9% 9% -16% -17% -18% -33% -37% 30% Were filed between 2007 and 2011. 704 Assistance Touch Tactile Haptic Technology Sensor Technology adapted for the Vision Impaired Voice Control Sound Control Color Brightness Enhancement Display Information Electric Electronic Stimulation Image Encoding Translation Spatial Resolution Vision Quality Enhancement THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes/reports/assistive_devices.html 159 41 6 6 6 6 6 108 225 22 907 108 320 255 Recent Activity (last 10 years) Individual Inventors IBM Diebold Inc Freedom Scientific HP Samsung Xerox