Patent intelligence for people who don't read patents
Most patent analysis starts with patents — howmanypatents starts with companies.
Most patent analysis starts with patents — howmanypatents starts with companies.
Patent intelligence is the process of gathering and analysing patent data to produce strategic insight. Patent filings are a structured, objective record of technology activity — created before products exist and independent of what a company chooses to say publicly about itself.
Our approach to patent intelligence starts with the company. Rather than scanning across thousands of patents in a technology field, we begin with a company’s complete patent portfolio and ask a single question: what can we learn?
Once you understand that a company’s patent portfolio is a structured record of its technology activity, the question becomes simple: who needs to understand what a company is doing technologically?
The answer is anyone analysing a competitor, evaluating an investment, assessing a potential partner or acquisition, or tracking how peers are developing their capabilities. Our approach delivers structured, evidence-based answers drawn directly from a company’s filing activity — no patent expertise required.
Whether you are new to patent intelligence or looking for in-depth bespoke analysis, we have a product to match where you are.
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Take a look →Our reports give you structured patent intelligence. Each report brings together multiple types of analysis in one place — covering what a company is doing, where they are heading, and how they compare.
Learn more →When a standard report does not go far enough, our consulting service delivers patent intelligence built entirely around your question.
We work with clients who need focused, in-depth analysis on a specific company, technology domain or industry sector — analysis that goes beyond what any off-the-shelf product can provide.
Learn more →Effective competitive analysis requires understanding not just what companies are selling today, but the technologies they are investing in for tomorrow. Most sources of competitive information — press releases, analyst reports, marketing material — reflect what a company chooses to communicate.
Patent filings are different. They are a direct record of technology and innovation investment, created before products exist and regardless of what a company says publicly.
A company's patent portfolio is one of the few places where technology intent becomes visible as structured, comparable evidence.