Patent Portfolio Analysis & Management

Patent portfolio analysis and management is a strategic process used by organizations to evaluate, optimize, and leverage their patent assets in line with business goals, R&D direction, and market opportunities.

Patent Portfolio Analysis

1. This focuses on assessing the quality, value, and relevance of existing patents.

   a) Portfolio Mapping

   • Categorize patents by technology, product line, geography, and lifecycle stage

   • Identify core, non-core, and dormant patents

   b) Patent Quality Assessment

   • Claim breadth and strength

   • Legal status (granted, pending, expired)

   • Remaining patent life

   • Citation analysis (forward & backward citations)

   c) Market & Competitive Analysis

   • Alignment with current and future products

   • Competitor patent benchmarking

   • White space and technology gap analysis

   • Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) risks

   d) Valuation Analysis

   • Cost-based valuation

   • Market-based valuation

   • Income-based valuation (licensing potential, royalty streams)

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   2. Patent Portfolio Management

   This focuses on decision-making and execution to maximize portfolio value.

   a) Strategic Alignment

   • Align patents with business strategy, revenue streams, and innovation roadmap

   • Decide what to file, maintain, license, sell, or abandon

   b) Filing & Prosecution Strategy

   • Jurisdiction selection (US, EU, India, APAC, etc.)

   • Continuation and divisional strategies

   • Claim scope optimization

   c) Cost Optimization

   • Prune low-value or non-strategic patents

   • Manage annuity and renewal costs

   • Prioritize high-impact patents

   d) Risk Management

   • Monitor infringement risks

   • Defensive publishing

   • Litigation readiness and enforcement strategy

   3. Benefits of Effective Patent Portfolio Management

   • Stronger competitive positioning

   • Reduced legal and compliance risks

   • Improved ROI on R&D investments

   • Better negotiation power in partnerships

   • Increased company valuation

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