Patents and Its Unknowns It is seen that about 80% of published technology and science information contained in patents is not published anywhere else. They are millions of published patents and application references available for review by the public. This humongous trove of information can be made useful by identifying critical and relevant references in a given technology and then by analyzing those references in a manner that provides information that can amount to actionable decision making. What is the Patent Landscape Analysis? Patent landscape analysis which is often referred to as “patent mapping” is a multi-process, using computer software and human intelligence, to sort through, organize and extract vast amounts of actionable information. A completed patent landscape analysis project derives insights on filing/publication trends(Time-wise & Technology-wise), top assignees/key players within the technology and their technology-wise trends, top inventors working in a particular area, different inventions evolving over the years in a particular field, technology spread across different countries, and different categories into which the technology can be divided into (taxonomy) and their number and kind of patents filed in those categories. It would also cover the geographical distribution of patents filed specific to a domain or specific to a player, key/unique patents filed in a particular domain or by a particular player, R&D areas a company can focus-on for future production. What would be the result of the Patent Landscape Analysis? The study would conclude results in the following categories: • Patenting activities • Major Companies or Universities • Key Patents • New Players • IP Collaboration Networks • Exploited Fields • Uncrowded Areas • In-License Opportunities • Out-Licensing Opportunities Types of Patent Landscape Analysis Essentially patent landscape studies are of two types, domain focused and player-focused or a combination of thereof. Domain Focused If the initial findings were conducted based on a patent search focus on a technical domain. The landscape analysis search helps to better understand a particular domain by using patent literature and derive insights based on a patent taxonomy extracted. This type of report can be used by R&D and product development teams.
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