Patent landscape

Extracted Attributes

• Users

  Industry, public sector, IP managers, attorneys, companies, investors, researchers, entrepreneurs

• Purpose

  Gain insights into technologies and innovation, reveal business, scientific, and technological trends, inform R&D, IP portfolio management, commercialization of technology, research collaborations, assess viability of innovation plans, identify principal patent holders, competitive pressures, and technology commercialization

• Synonyms

  patent analysis, patent mapping, patent cartography, State of the Art report

• Focus Areas

  Single geographic region, industry, or technology

• Data Sources

  INPADOC, espacenet, Patentscope (free online patent information)

• Key Benefits

  Reducing costs (R&D, defensive patent litigation, eliminating redundant research), increasing revenue (offensive litigation/licensing), establishing strong innovation identification, capture, and management programs, accelerating progress in Life Sciences, Agriculture technology, Industrial biotechnology, and development of cures for Genetic diseases

• Methods/Components

  Analysis of patent disclosures, priority dates, filing and issuance countries, patent maintenance payments, patent citations, patent infringement actions, analysis of scientific literature, data cleaning, text mining, machine learning, geographic mapping, data visualization, semantic technologies, artificial intelligence

• Guidelines Publisher

  World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Timeline

• Publication of 'Patent pictures' by P. Rees in Research Information. (Source: Web search results)

  2004

• Publication of 'Techniques for analyzing literature search results' by E. Badger in World Patent Information. (Source: Web search results)

  2008

• Publication of 'Text-mining and visualization tools – Impressions of emerging capabilities' by Yang, Y., Akers, L., Klose, T., & Yang, C.B. in World Patent Information. (Source: Web search results)

  2008

• Publication of 'Patent landscaping for life sciences innovation: Toward consistent and transparent practices' by Bubela, T., Gold, E. R., Graff, G. D., Cahoy, D. R., Nicol, D., & Castle, D. in Nature Biotechnology. (Source: Web search results)

  2013

• Publication of 'Guidelines for Preparing Patent Landscape Reports' by A. J. Trippe, published by WIPO. (Source: Web search results)

  2015

• Publication of 'The Patent Guide - A Handbook on How to Analyse and Interpret Patent Data' by the Intellectual Property Office. (Source: Web search results)

  2015

• The field of patent analysis witnessed a convergence with data science, machine learning, semantic technologies, and artificial intelligence, leading to a surge in available tools for patent visualization and an increase in open-source software and datasets. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020

Patent analysis

Patent analysis is the process of analyzing the texts of patent disclosures and other information (such as priority dates, filing and issuance countries, patent maintenance payments, patent citations, patent infringement actions etc.) from the patent lifecycle. Patent analysis is used to obtain deeper insights into different technologies and innovation. Other terms are sometimes used as synonyms for patent analytics: patent landscape, patent mapping, or cartography. However, there is no harmonized terminology in different languages, including in French and Spanish. Patent analytics encompasses the analysis of patent data, analysis of the scientific literature, data cleaning, text mining, machine learning, geographic mapping, and data visualisation. Patent analytics is used in industry and increasingly explored by the public sector to take informed decisions related to prioritization and investments in R&D, IP portfolio management, commercialization of technology, and research collaborations among others. Patent analysis tools and methods have traditionally been done using spreadsheet-based data analysis methods, such as SQL. However, since ca. 2020 the field of patent analysis has witnessed a convergence of traditional patent analytics with data science, machine learning, semantic technologies, and artificial intelligence along with a surge in available tools that are being applied to patent visualization. There has also been an increase in open-source software, tools and datasets being used for patent analytics, as well as the use of techniques, such as machine learning, for different tasks. Some tools propose semi-automated production of visualizations, dashboards or reports. Terabytes of patent information from many patent offices is available on-line for free from INPADOC or espacenet or Patentscope. Many developers of big data software, such as Google Patents, The Lens, Clarivate Analytics, ip.com, Derwent World Patents Index, and Questel-Orbit, use these free and other patent databases to test the capabilities of their own data analysis software.

Web Search Results

• Intellectual Property & Patents: Patent landscapes - LibGuides

  A patent landscape is an analysis of patent data that reveals business, scientific, and technological trends. Landscape reports typically focus on a single geographic region, industry, or technology. For more information on how to use and create patent landscapes, see the following articles. [...] Bubela, T., Gold, E. R., Graff, G. D., Cahoy, D. R., Nicol, D., & Castle, D. (2013). Patent landscaping for life sciences innovation: Toward consistent and transparent practices.Nature Biotechnology,31(3), 202-207. Rees, P. (2004). Patent pictures. Research Information, Jan/Feb. Trippe, A. J. (2015). Guidelines for Preparing Patent Landscape Reports. Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization. Guidelines for Preparing Patent Landscape Reports [...] - published by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) ## Patent landscape tools The following databases have useful visualization capabilities.

• Patent Landscape Analysis - Patents and Designs - Research Guides

  QUL logo # Patents and Designs ## Recommended Books ## What is a Patent Landscape? A patent landscape is an analysis of patent data that reveals business, scientific and technological trends. Landscape reports typically focus on a single industry, technology or geographic region. For more information on how to use and create patent landscapes, see the following articles. Badger, E. (2008). Techniques for analyzing literature search results. World Patent Information, 30(4), 326‐334. [...] Yang, Y., Akers, L., Klose, T., & Yang, C.B. (2008). Text‐mining and visualization tools – Impressions of emerging capabilities. World Patent Information, 30(4), 280‐293. ## Patent Landscapes in Journals Patent landscapes are also published in journals. Use the following databases to locate patent landscape reports in the published literature. A good initial search strategy would include keywords such as "patent" and "landscape" and a term describing the technology, e.g. "solar". [...] Bubela, T., Gold, E. R., Graff, G. D., Cahoy, D. R., Nicol, D., & Castle, D. (2013). Patent landscaping for life sciences innovation: Toward consistent and transparent practices. Nature Biotechnology, 31(3), 202-207. Intellectual Property Office. (2015). The Patent Guide - A Handbook on How to Analyse and Interpret Patent Data. Newport, UK: Intellectual Property Office. Rees, P. (2004). Patent pictures. Research Information, Jan/Feb, .

• The Basics of Patent Landscaping - Wellspring

  Patent landscaping is a critical process for IP managers that enables a better understanding of a particular technology area. Landscaping allows IP managers to decide on asset protection best practices, cost management procedures, and gain a deep understanding of the potential market fit of a patent. In order to be successful, a systematic approach to patent landscaping is needed as this allows for effective IP prosecution by remaining consistent and having a strong grasp of the technology [...] Landscapes are invaluable for organizations, as they can also identify whether competitors are encroaching on their core market. This knowledge of a patent area can help organizations defend their IP rights or more aggressively pursue research in areas of interest to its competitors. While a patent landscape cannot tell you what areas to conduct research in or what barriers to successful patent prosecution exist, it is valuable in identifying metrics and patterns that can steer IP decisions. [...] This process helps IP managers and attorneys assess the viability of innovation plans by analyzing trends within a technology space, with the analysis being crucial to guiding R&D teams through the evaluation process. Furthermore, intensive assessment of a patent landscape helps identify principal patent holders in the space, identify whether serious competitive pressures exist, and whether the technology area is moving into active commercialization. Using this information, IP managers can

• How to perform a patent landscape analysis in 5 key steps

  Patent landscape analysis, often referred to as patent mapping is a proven multi-step process, employing computer software and human intelligence to review, organize, and extract value from extensive patent search results in a specific technology area. A completed patent landscape analysis project consists of a set of references and accompanying analytics from which important technical, legal, and business information can be extracted. [...] Companies and investors realize that intellectual property — patents in particular — can provide significant product differentiation and monetization opportunities beyond product sales. Patent landscaping is a critical process for corporations to derive this value. The key benefits include: Reducing costs (R&D – time to commercialization, defensive patent litigation, eliminating redundant research) Increasing revenue (offensive litigation/licensing) [...] Why is the patent landscape process so important? Patent information provides a goldmine of information available to everyone on the internet, including your competition. Patent landscape analysis provides a map for navigating the competitive landscape, and is essential in establishing strong innovation identification, capture, and management programs at any enterprise.

• What is a Patent Landscape Report & How to create it? - Sagacious IP

  A Patent landscape report is also called as State of the Art report which is built to extract useful insights about patenting activities of a specific technology in a particular geographic location(s). As per World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), “patent landscape reports (PLRs) provide a snap-shot of the patent situation of a specific technology, either within a given country or region, or globally. They can inform policy discussions, strategic research planning or technology [...] The creation of a patent landscape report starts with the proper understanding of the technology or proper acquaintances with the respective technology. The best way to understand a particular technology is by reading appropriate online resources and news that are relevant to that technology. For example, if you wish to create a landscape report on “Flexible Electronic Display” then the very first step would be to know how does a flexible electronic display work, how is it different from LED