1 If the patent application was filed on or after June 8, 1995, the starting patent term is 20 years. 2  This accounts for the vast majority of patents in force today. 3  The 20 year term is calculated based upon the priority filing date, not counting provisional application or the original filing in a foreign country.
The report indicates that the median installed price of PV systems completed in 2012 was $5.30/W for residential and small commercial systems smaller than 10 kilowatts (kW) in size and was $4.60/W for commercial systems of 100 kW or more in size.
(c) Represents a leading concentrating photovoltaic companyâs targeted levelized cost of energy, assuming a total system cost of approximately $4.00 per watt. (d) Represents a leading thin-film companyâs targeted implied levelized cost of energy in 2012, assuming a total system cost of $2.00 per watt.