Patent Landscaping

During a patent landscaping project, we aim to survey and analyse players and/or trends in an area of technology based on factors such as geography, time, and related technologies to identify threats and opportunities for a client’s intangible assets. Using our expertise in combination with semantic analysis tools, we provide an overview of quantitative descriptors of published documents. An analysis of relevant document metrics can be used to get an insight into the IP strategy of a competitor, discover new players, or identify heavily patented areas of a technology.

We have two fixed landscape packages, summarised below. A fully customised landscape project can also be offered according to the client’s requirements. In all cases, our search strategy and manner of reporting is determined in cooperation with the client.

Technical analysis
This option is selected by clients who enter a new field, develop a product or who want to survey the patent status in their field. We create an appropriate dataset and use a selection of metadata, advanced metrics and AI tools to create a report with diagrams providing an understanding of the technical field.

Competitor analysis

This option is selected by clients who would like to benchmark themselves against their competitors or want to gain awareness about their competitors’ patent strategies. We create an appropriate dataset based on the field and competitors of interest. A combination of metadata, advanced metrics and AI tools helps us to create a report with diagrams providing insights about the client´s competitors.

 

Technical Screening

During a technical screening case, we aim to identify a representative portion of published documents relating to a specific technical area, and to analyse and compile the gathered information in a format that is the most suitable for the client’s objectives.