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