2012年11月2日金曜日

Results for second quarter of 2012 for Clean Energy Patent Growth Index

Clean Energy部門の特許推移 (米国) – 2nd Quarter 2012

* GRANTED patents reach new high
* Toyota remains champ due to fuel cell and hev patents
* Fuel cell, solar and wind patents Jump
* US Leads-JAPAN Tops Others
* California leads states followed by New York

The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index was again at record levels in the second quarter, topping the previous high mark set in the previous quarter.
Wind, Solar, Hybrid/Electric Vehicle, Biomass/Biofuel patents all reached new highs and
Toyota held onto the quarterly Clean Energy patent Crown for the second straight quarter, after an absence since 2009.
The US led all others on the strength of California, New York and Michigan.
Japan led all other countries, followed by Germany.”

Fuel Cells again led the other components of the CEPGI in the second quarter, but Solar technology patents continued to follow on its heels.
Fuel Cells patents were up 32 patents from the first quarter at 264 and were up 59 over a year prior.
Solar patents (188) continued to dominate the remaining components of the CEPGI at 211, up 23 over the previous quarter and up 89 over the second quarter of 2011.
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