SAMPLE PATENT LANDSCAPE REPORT
(WHAT IT SHOWS)
PLR
Project Background
Patent Landscape Reports Definition, components, possible content, uses and beneficiaries
Phase I review Cooperation established Reports prepared Usefulness of the reports Phase II way forward
PATENT LANDSCAPE REPORT SAPMLES AND WHAT IS SHOWS !!!!!!!!!!!!
What can a Patent Landscape show?
Number of patent applications
1000 800 600 400 200
Patenting activity (Wave and tidal energy)
General innovation/technology trends identification of promising areas of technology
0 1991
1996
2001 2006 Publication year
2011
Source: PATENTSCOPE Search Service
What can a Patent Landscape show?
7000 6000
Patent families
Desalination and renewable energy: Number of patent families cumulative
Desalination overall Desaliantion - Renewable energy overall
5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0
pre-1980 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Trends in technological (sub)sectors over time comparison of trends in subsectors in comparison to broader fields
Source: WIPO Landscape Report on Desalination
What can a Patent Landscape show?
Break down of the results by sub technologies/component s trends, promising or overdeveloped areas
Source: WIPO PLR on Solar Cooking
What can a Patent Landscape show?
Nr of Patent Families
Membrane water treament
200
Membrane water treatment for desalination
180 160 140 120
100
Top patent applicants/key players in an area of technology potential collaboration partners, licensing, technology/know how transfer etc
80 60 40 20
SAEHAN INDUSTRIES UNIVERSITY TIANJIN
TORAY INDUSTRIES
Source: WIPO PLR on Membrane Filtration and UV Water Treatment
GENERAL ELECTRIC
SEKISUI CHEM CO
NGK INSULATORS
METAWATER CO
MITSUI ZOSEN
KUBOTA
EBARA
OTV SA
SIEMENS
KOBELCO
TOSHIBA
HITACHI
HYDRANAUTICS
MITSUBISHI
NITTO DENKO
JAPAN ORGANO
KURITA WATER
TOYOBO
SUMITOMO
DEGREMONT
What can a Patent Landscape show?
Applicant-inventor network and collaborations which linkages exist between key inventors and applicants? potential cooperation partners (joint research, technology/knowhow transfer, licensing etc.)
Source: WIPO Desalination Patent Landscape Report
What can a Patent Landscape show?
Innovation tracks - patent generations based on citation analysis development in the scope and duration of patent protection
Source: WIPO PLR on Ritonavir