Technology commercialisation: patent portfolio alignment and the fuel cell

Author

Pilkington, Alan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage., London Univ., Egham, UK

fYear

2003

fDate

20-24 July 2003

Firstpage

400

Lastpage

407

Abstract

The limits and potential of patents as a source of information in plotting technological development and competitive insight are gradually being explored. The value of patents as commercialization and technology emergence predictors is an area where tools have yet to be fully developed. In this paper, a statistically driven patent-based method that identifies the technological portfolios in industry players is introduced. The approach is explored through the case of fuel cell technology development, a technology with a succession of failed predictions, which appears to be nearing commercial introduction. The paper identifies the close alignment between the technology portfolios of the firms developing fuel cell technology and this is seen as a precursor and indicator of commercialization.

Keywords

fuel cells; innovation management; patents; statistical analysis; technology management; fuel cell technology development; indicator; industry players; patent portfolio alignment; precursor; statistically patent-based method; technological portfolios; technology commercialization; Disaster management; Economic forecasting; Fuel cells; Information resources; Paper technology; Portfolios; Protection; Research and development; Technological innovation; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 2003. PICMET '03. Technology Management for Reshaping the World. Portland International Conference on

Print_ISBN

1-890843-08-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.2003.1222819

Filename

1222819