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PatentSight: Identify and assess small players

How can I use PatentSight database to identify and assess small and emerging players?

You can use PatentSight to identify and assess small emerging players, like startups, in a defined tech domain.

A. To retrieve data:

  1. Select Custom Analysis

  2. Click IPC icon in the Field Search tool bar to add IPC classification code

  3. Use the “AND” operator

  4. Click More icon in the Field Search tool bar to open “Add Search Field” menu

  5. Select Ownership to open the related list

  6. Scroll down to choose Total Portfolio Sized of Owner Today

  7. Add the velum of the size needed

  8. Change the “AND” operator to “AND NOT”

  9. Choose Total Portfolio Sized of Owner Today

  10. Add the velum of the size needed

  11. Use AND operator again

  12. Select Company in the Owner Type bucket from the Ownership related list

  13. Run the search by clicking the red Search Results button

  14. You can now go through some of the results to assess the accuracy of the dataset

B. To obtain analytical results:

  1. Select the “>>” icon to open Analysis Templates panel

  2. Pick the template needed

  3. The visualized analysis will be displayed (e.g. Patent Asset Index Trend)

  4. Further editing charts/tables, use the setting/gear icon in the blue bar of the template

  5. Select the “+” icon under the top dark blue tool bar to add new template as needed

  6. May use the Generate Insights button to open a dialog with the AI-powered tool


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