Business Intelligence: The Importance Of A Strong Business Patent Strategy

Transforming patent data into actionable technical, legal and business intelligence is a priority for any innovation-driven organisation with a strong IPR (intellectual property rights) culture. Patents are often the first published evidence of a new product or process in the public domain, and a significant volume (commonly cited as between 70 and 80 per cent) of the world’s technical and scientific information is only ever made available in patents. More…