DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Nanopore Sequencing Patent Landscape" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Nanopore sequencing could tap into a brand-new sector of customers who may require genetic fingerprinting for fast identification of cancer types and pathogens. The global NGS market will grow fast, from $US 4.83B in 2017 to $US 16.35B in 2024, at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.2% (from 2018-2024).
Today, Oxford Nanopore Technologies is the only company to have brought nanopore-based sequencers to market. However, several other companies are developing their own technology, and Oxford Nanopore may not be the only supplier of nanopore-based sequencers much longer. For example, Two Pore Guys has announced the release of its product suite in spring 2019.
With new products launching in the near future, it is crucial to understand the intellectual property (IP) position and strategy of established nanopore sequencing players, while identifying the IP newcomers and the threat they represent. To this end, the publisher has identified the key IP players involved in nanopore-based sequencing technologies (protein, solid-state, and hybrid) and their applications (oncology, plant genetics, etc.). Such knowledge can help detect business risks and opportunities, anticipate emerging applications, and enable strategic decisions to strengthen one's market position.
The analysis of the time-evolution of patent publications shows an important increase in nanopore sequencing-related patenting activity from 2008-2013. This increase follows the work of academic research teams (Harvard University and University of California) that proved the concept of nanopore sequencing.
Even though the industrial players developing nanopore-based sequencing are steadily gaining importance, Harvard's patent portfolio remains the strongest, followed by Illumina, Agilent, University of California, and Roche, whose influence in the IP landscape is growing.
In fact, Roche is now the most prolific applicant in nanopore sequencing. Contrarily, Oxford Nanopore Technologies' patent portfolio is not the strongest, but the company benefits from the numerous partnerships it has with universities (Harvard, University of California, and Boston University).
Moreover, several companies with strong experience in microelectronics and semiconductors (Hitachi, IBM, Samsung Electronics, Intel, and GlobalFoundries) have recently filed patents claiming solid-state nanopores.
Most main patent assignees have developed an international IP strategy. American players have a strong presence in the US and Europe. Some European companies are also well ranked, and a few Asian firms play a significant role in the patent protection of nanopore sequencing.
Analyzing patents for each main nanopore technology and application
Patents are categorized by nanopore technology (protein, solid-state, and hybrid) and by main application. Also, IP trends and the relative strength of each main patent assignee was analyzed. These findings reveal that solid-state nanopore-related patents are more numerous than those related to protein nanopore or hybrid nanopore.
From an IP perspective, Roche leads for technologies related to protein nanopore, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies leads the solid-state nanopore and hybrid nanopore segments. Regarding applications, the main patented application for nanopore sequencing is oncology. Plant genetics, epigenetics, and transcriptomics are also important application domains for nanopore sequencing. Among the main applications for nanopore sequencing, microbiome analysis is the most recent, but already a few companies are positioned in this segment.
IP profile of main players, and analysis of their key patents
This study includes IP profiles for key players and a description of their key patents. The key-patent analysis includes the legal state of the family for each of the main territories, the number of received citations, the review of main claims, the description of interesting features disclosed about the innovation, and relevant figures illustrating how the innovation works. This section also covers patents involved in litigations.
This report also includes an Excel database containing the >7,200 patents analyzed in this study. This useful database allows for multi-criteria searches and includes patent publication numbers, hyperlinks to original documents, priority date, title, abstract, patent assignees, and each patent's current legal status, as well as nanopore technologies and applications.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Main Assignees Mentioned
4. Executive Summary
5. Patent Landscape Overview
- Time evolution of patent publications
- Countries of patent filings
- Time evolution, by country of filing
- Ranking of most prolific patent applicants
- Mapping of main current IP holders
- Mapping of main current IP applicants
6. Main Patent Assignees Analysis
- Strength index of patent portfolios
- Patent citation analysis
- IP blocking potential of patent applicants
- Time evolution for main patent applicants
- Summary of applicants' portfolios
- Patent applicants IP network
- IP leadership of patent applicants
- Granted patents nearing expiration
- Degree of specialization
- Potential future plaintiffs
7. Analysis, by Technology
- Technical segmentation, by technology
- Main assignees, by technology
- Time evolution, by technology
- Time evolution, by country
- Legal status, by technology
8. Analysis, By Application
- Technical segmentation, by application
- Main assignees, by application
- Time evolution, by application
- Legal status, by application
9. Main Patent Litigations
- Illumina vs Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- Pacific Biosciences vs Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- University of California vs Roger Chen and Genia Technologies
10. IP Profile for Key Players
- Harvard University
- University of California
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- Roche
- Nabsys
- Two Pore Guys
- Quatapore
- Hitachi
- Illumina
- Pacific Biosciences of California
- Sequenom
- Agilent Technologies
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
11. Other Key Patents
12. Conclusion
Companies Mentioned
- 10x Genomics
- Abbott
- Agilent Technologies
- Arima Genomics
- Becton Dickinson
- BGI
- Bio Rad
- Caris Life Sciences
- Celemics
- Dovetail Genomics
- Electronic Bioscience
- Excilone
- GATC Biotech
- GlobalFoundries
- Grail
- Hitachi
- IBM
- Illumina
- Intel
- Lux Bio
- Nabsys
- Nugen Technologies
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- Pacific Biosciences of California
- Quantapore
- Quantum Biosystems
- Quantumdx
- Roche
- Samsung
- Sequenom
- Stratos Genomics
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Twinstrand Biosciences
- Twist Bioscience
- Two Pore Guys
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