IBM acquires Turbonomic, a virtualization, optimization company. Read our latest article which decodes the reasons behind the acquisition using PatSeer’s quality metrics, which give important inputs regarding portfolio quality and innovation potential.

Quality of patent portfolios owned by companies are evaluated with the help of patent scoring tools. Use PatSeer’s qualitative tools to know the true value of your intangible assets. Read our latest blog to learn how to assess your patent portfolios rapidly and analyze patents to make IP strategy decisions easier using PatSeer’s quality metrics.

Patents are written in a complex way and it is necessary to find the right concept and information from patents with the help of categorization. To do a valid gap analysis, categorization should be done in a systematic manner to make further bucketing, mapping of patents easier. Read our latest article to find how categorization of patents helps in gap analysis and in finding potential opportunities.

Identifying gaps in the patent landscape is the objective of white space analysis. These gaps can open up ways to new inventions to strengthen your portfolio or provide opportunities to block others from using the existing technology. Read our latest article to find out how to use white space analysis to identify potential opportunities before your competitors.

Early warning system (EWS) is a key process and is a subset of the entire competitive intelligence (CI) activity. It involves monitoring an area of interest by setting up alerts, taking expert guidance if any threat or opportunity is detected and maintaining an up-to-date dataset for each technology area. Read in our latest article about how EWS gives warning to the R&D and management of a company beforehand about discreet IP treats and how it helps in taking strategic decisions well in time.

A lot of critical information is obtained from patents which can be used for out-licensing research. Out licensing is done by users like universities, NPE, inventors, medium to large portfolio companies to gain profits and expand their business. It is necessary to look at your company portfolio to find probable licensable art with strong patents and finding potential licensee for out-licensing. Read in our latest article about how to locate correct IP monetization opportunities and how various productivity tools can assist your licensing strategy.