Expert Patent Search services from the World's leaders

Develop well-crafted patent applications for the right inventions that save downstream prosecution costs and improve allowance rates.

• Determine patentable inventions
• Scrutinize inventions before further investment to streamline costs
• Support efficient patent application drafts that improve allowance rates

Intelligence to decide your next steps when making, using or selling new products, regardless of where you are in the product lifecycle.

• Go to market with confidence
• Avoid infringements by modifying inventions to “design around” existing patents
• Protect market entry plans by defining last-minute design changes or pursuing a license prior to the product launch

Support the strongest argument for invalidating a patent when facing a complaint, taking post-grant action, or building your assertion strategy. 

• Defend against high-stakes complaints
• Help reduce competition by invalidating competitors’ patents through post-grant procedures
• Evaluate threats or build negotiating leverage in licensing deals by assessing competitive patent strength

A customised analysis of the commercial and technical activity within a relevant space.

• Guide your R&D strategies and decision making

• Assess changing market dynamics

• Identify unknown or new competitors, potential partners and emerging technology trends

Address questions on competitors’ IP portfolios and R&D strategies, independently or relative to your market position.

• Identify threats to your market share and discover gaps for exploitation
• Identify emerging threats or partnership opportunities, innovation trends, and areas of profitability
• Adopt response strategies to your competitors' changing focus areas

A full patent portfolio audit to optimize performance, cost-effectiveness and alignment with your business objectives. 

• Understand the composition of an IP portfolio and areas of strength or weakness
• Establish alignment between your portfolio and products, as well as product pipeline
• Identify monetization or cost-saving opportunities
• Redirect IP investment and filing strategies