Patent data-based analysis contents scheme
The good thing about patent data: objectivity and diversity
Patents are virtually the only universal system that can demonstrate a company's technology competitiveness with objective data. (Of course, there are certifications, etc., but they are applied to relatively few fields.) Patent documents are published by a national organization called the Intellectual Property Office in each country, and patent rights arise through the examination of patent law requirements by examiners at the patent office.
And, in the process of formal patent examination by the Intellectual Property Office, advanced data such as i) patent issuance, ii) forward citations by examiners, and iii) rejecting subsequent patents are generated. In addition, changes in ownership of patent rights (including patent transfers through M&A) are also registered with the Intellectual Property Office. The patent data also includes information on patent litigations, such as patent lawsuits and patent trials.
In addition to these objectives, various analytical indices of technology competitiveness can be developed. Patent technology competitiveness analytical indices include i) analytical indices with patent data alone, ii) analytical indices combined/composed with objective external data such as stock prices, sales, profits, etc.
Analysis contents utilizing interested parties scheme
The stakeholder system that can utilize company technology competitiveness information can be summarized as shown in the figure below. Representative stakeholders include i) various work/functional organizations within the company, ii) interested external companies, iii) finance market participants, iv) specialized companies providing consulting and other professional services, v) media, and vi) research organizations such as public institutions or researchers at universities/research institutes.
Patents are virtually the only universal system that can demonstrate a company's technology competitiveness with objective data. (Of course, there are certifications, etc., but they are applied to relatively few fields.) Patent documents are published by the national organization called the patent office in each nation, and patent rights arise through the examination of patent law requirements by patent office examiners. In the process of formal patent examination by the patent office, advanced data such as i) patent registration, ii) forward citations by examiners, and iii) rejection of backward patents are generated. In addition, changes in ownership of patent rights (including patent transfers through M&A) are also registered with the Intellectual Property Office. Patent data also includes information on patent litigations, such as patent lawsuits and patent trials.
In addition to these objectives, various analytical indices of technology competitiveness can be developed. Patent technology competitiveness analytical indices include i) analytical indices based on patent data alone, and ii) analytical indices combined/composed with objective external data such as stock prices, sales, profits, etc.