Patent mapping and technology landscaping

For R&D teams, universities, companies and investors that need to understand a technology space before research, investment or portfolio development.

• R&D teams
• Universities
• Investors

Make evidence-based R&D decisions. Patent maps and landscapes turn patent information into signals for R&D/IP choices.

• A traceable search strategy, taxonomy and dataset.
• Maps of trends, players, technology clusters and observed white space.
• An R&D/IP roadmap and questions requiring further diligence.

Analysis quality depends on the research question, technology definition, period and geographic coverage.

• Technology description and synonymous terminology.
• Products, competitors, markets and period of interest.
• The R&D, investment or protection decision to support.

1. Define the question, taxonomy and inclusion criteria.
2. Build and test the search strategy.
3. Clean, cluster, visualize and interpret the data.
4. Discuss white space, limitations and an action roadmap.

Narrow queries, unnormalized applicant names or conclusions based on filing counts alone can distort the result.

IP GROUP combines search practice, technical reading and business analysis to turn data into contextual decisions.