Microfluidic Devices Patent Monitor 2019: Monthly Updated Data on Microfluidics Patent Activity – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Microfluidic
Devices Patent Monitor” newsletter has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s
offering.

Microfluidic is a well-established growing market with
successful applications in several industrial areas

Microfluidics emerged at the beginning of the 1980s and is used for
example in the development of inkjet printheads, DNA chips,
lab-on-a-chip technology, or point-of-care devices. It is a
multidisciplinary field at the intersection of engineering, physics,
chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. In this
broad technical area, more than 20,000 patent families related to
microfluidics have been published worldwide, and over 150 new patent
families are published each month.

A lot of large companies, such as HP, Bosch, Abbott Or Roche, are very
active in terms of IP activity in this field, and every month new
startups file new patent applications. Moreover, several market
predictions indicate a robust growth for the next coming decades. A
demand for microfluidic technology exists worldwide with North America
(> 40%) being the largest market followed by Europe (> 30%) and Asia
Pacific (~20%).

Therefore, in such a fast-growing and dynamic microfluidic market, it is
essential to track patents in order to anticipate changes, quickly
detect new entrants and business opportunities, mitigate risks, and make
strategic decisions.

The microfluidic devices patent monitoring service allows you to take
advantage of a monthly updated Excel file and benefit from both
quarterly analysis reports and direct interaction with our analysts. The
monthly Excel files include new patents, patents expired/abandoned,
patent transfers (re-assignment, licensing) and patent
litigation/opposition. The patents are categorized by application
segments such as PoC, cell sorting, drug delivery, IC cooling, inkjet
etc.

This useful Excel patent database allows for multi-criteria searches
including priority date, patent assignees, claims, legal status of
patents and technology segments. The quarterly reports provide the IP
trends over the three last months, with a close look to key IP players
and key patented technologies. The direct access to our analysts offers
you Q&A session and open discussion on specific patented technologies or
company IP portfolios.

Benefits of the patent monitoring service

• Keep a watch on your competitors’ IP activities and their future
  intentions.
  • With the help of the patent monitoring service, you will be aware
    of your competitors’ current patenting activities, their IP
    dynamics, patent transfers including acquisitions and licenses,
    patent litigation, technology development, and R&D strategies. You
    will also be able to early detect new entrants in your business
    area.
• Keep track of the latest technology developments and be ahead of
  technology trends.
  • By keeping note of any recent patent filings, you can track the
    newest innovations in the field. You will get details on claimed
    inventions and you can follow technology developments. New
    technical solutions could inspire and improve your R&D activity.
• Prevent registration of IP rights that may be harmful to your business.
  • You will obtain information on patent applications filed even
    before exclusive rights have been granted and you can react in
    time to prevent registration of IP rights that may be harmful to
    your business.
• React in time to infringements and mitigate legal risks.
  • Monitoring newly-issued patents allows you to regularly assess
    your freedom-to-operate, ensuring your products or processes are
    not covered patents and thus they can be manufactured, sold or
    used safely without infringing valid IP rights owned by others.
• Take advantage of free technologies and decrease R&D project risks.
  • By tracking both expired patents and abandoned patents, you will
    be able to identify inventions entering the public domain that you
    can use safely for your development.
• Understand the current IP trends and IP strategy of competitors
  • On a quarterly basis, the report will provide the IP trends over
    the three last months, with a close look to key IP players and key
    patented technologies. Main patent applicants and their
    inventions, blocking patents, promising patents and key patents
    newly expired or abandoned will be highlighted.
• Access to the IP analyst
  • Take advantage of direct interaction with our analysts by phone
    call and/or email and get specific input for specific patented
    technologies and company IP portfolios through Q&A session and
    open discussion (100h a year).

Key features of the service

• New patents applications.
• Patent newly granted.
• Patents expired or abandoned.
• Transfer of IP rights (re-assignment)
• Patent litigation.
• Patents manually categorized by application: Point-of-care, cell
  culture, cell separation & analysis, single cell processing, cooling
  device, display & optics, drug delivery, drug screening, agro-food,
  fluid control, inkjet, organ-on-chip, sample preparation, etc.
• Every quarter a report including:
• Key fact & figures for the quarter.
• Main IP players and strategic analysis.
• New start-up firms
• Patent litigation analysis
• Access to IP analyst for 100h a year:
• Q&A session and open discussion with our IP analysts
• Requesting for patent search on company or technology.

Companies Mentioned

• Abbott
• Bosch
• HP
• Roche

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