Patent Landscape Study
A patent landscape study collects and classifies the patents in a technology area to show who is filing, where, on what, and how activity is changing.
What a landscape shows you
Strategy and R&D leaders, investors and counsel use a landscape for planning, investment decisions, and finding licensing or partnership targets. Underneath, it answers four questions about a technology area.
Who
Which companies and institutions are filing.
Where
The geographies where protection is being sought.
On what
The topics and sub-technologies within the field.
How it's changing
Filing trends over time, and the white space that remains.
The taxonomy decides what the charts mean
The most important part of a landscape study is its taxonomy, and it needs to be built around the purpose of the study to stay accurate.
A generic classification
Produces attractive charts that don't support a decision, because the categories weren't built for your question.
A purpose-built taxonomy
Classifies the patents around the question you are asking, so the results give usable answers.
How the study is put together
We use both manual and automated approaches to prepare landscape reports, then present the results in formats you can explore and share.
Gather the patents
Patents in the technology area are collected and classified.
Build the taxonomy
Designed around the purpose of your study.
Manual and automated
Our proprietary tool creates detailed infographics.
Dashboard and report
A Power BI dashboard and a written report of findings.
Who commissions a landscape study
Strategy and R&D leaders
Planning where to focus and where competitors are already active.
Investors
Sizing a technology and supporting investment decisions.
Counsel
Mapping who owns what in a field, and spotting licensing or partnership targets.
What you receive
- A purpose-built taxonomy
- Classification designed for the specific purpose of your study.
- Infographics and dashboard
- Visuals from our landscape tool, plus an interactive Power BI dashboard.
- A written report
- Findings on filing trends, assignees, geographies and white space.
- The dataset
- The underlying data, available on request.
A landscape is only as useful as the question it was built to answer.
Frequently asked questions
What is a patent landscape study?
It collects and classifies the patents in a technology area to show who is filing, where, on what, and how activity is changing. It is used for strategy, investment decisions and identifying licensing or partnership targets.
Why is the taxonomy so important?
The taxonomy decides what the charts mean. A classification built for the question you are asking gives usable answers; a generic one produces charts that look good but don't support a decision.
How do you prepare the report?
We combine manual and automated approaches. Our proprietary tool creates detailed infographics, and the results are delivered on a Power BI dashboard alongside a written report of our findings.
What will the report cover?
- Filing trends
- Assignees
- Geographies
- White space
Can we get the underlying data?
Yes. The dataset behind the study is available on request.
Scope your landscape study
Tell us the technology area and the decision you need to make, and we'll shape the taxonomy and the study around it.
