Patent Landscaping

What is Patent Landscaping?

Guidelines prepared for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):

Patent Landscape Reports (PLRs) support informed decision-making, and are designed to efficiently address the concerns associated with making high stakes decisions in various areas of technology, increasing the related degree of confidence. For many years decision-makers operated based on personal networks and intuition. With the institution of patent analytics, and PLRs, it is possible for these critical decisions to be made with data-driven, evidence-based approaches that deliver informed choices, and mitigate the associated to the decision risks.

The insight gained from the preparation of a patent landscape report can be applied to almost any organization engaged in the evaluation of technology, and its impact on society. Government agencies, as well as private enterprise can gain valuable perspective on a developing, or well established field by generating a PLR.

Our Methodology References

Bubela, “Patent landscaping for life sciences innovation: toward consistent and transparent practices” Nature Biotech, Vol 31, Num 3, 2013

WIPO; “Guidelines for preparing patent landscape reports”

Landscape Analytics:

‣ Analysis of Patent Activity Per Year

‣ Top Patent Owners (Assignees)

‣ Combined Citation Analysis (Forward & Backward Citation of Top Assignees)

‣ Analysis of Legal Status (Active vs. Expired)

‣ Allowance Rate (Patent Applications vs Granted Patents)

‣ Top Patent Classes

‣ Patent Term Analysis & Survivorship Rates

‣ Estimated Expiration Dates of Patents

‣ Concept Landscaping