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Licensing
BASF is the only licensee of ANL’s prominent NCM cathode active materials patents with the ability to grant sub-licenses.
We are pursuing a sub-licensing strategy to other industry players so that NCM customers can be able to continue their business with the full respect to intellectual property and technology innovation, and end-users can benefit from this innovation.
Customers may continue to use existing product platforms unimpeded through the supply from licensed suppliers.
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Nickel Cobalt Manganese (NCM) licensees available:
ANL NCM (material) Licensees
ANL NCM (user) Licensees
ANL NCM (material) Sub-Licensees
Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery
As the inventor of the Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) battery, we created a leading patent portfolio and continue to develop state-of-the-art technology.
BASF, through its affiliate Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., has established licensing agreements and other strategic alliances with major companies around the world.
The following is a partial list of the companies licensed under our enabling proprietary NiMH battery technology and lithium-ion cathode materials and manufacturing process agreements.