Search Mapping & Analysis

Patents are a unique source of technical information that provide a means of learning about current research and innovations, often long before innovative products appear in the market. The information contained in patent documents can be used for strategic business planning, and also to avoid possible infringement problems and assess patentability of the inventions.

However, publicly available patent information is usually spread over various databases and collating the data to derive meaningful information is a non-trivial task. Search, mapping and analysis tools and services aim at combining the entire portfolio of a pertinent technology in an understandable form. Such representations enable informed decision making and lead to better strategic planning.