§Services
Patent analytics services that end in a decision, not a dashboard
Landscapes, competitor intelligence, and standards mapping, built by analysts who read the documents behind the charts. Every engagement ships with its method and, where it helps, a Hoard workspace.
§ 01Context
Patterns you cannot see one patent at a time
Useful patent analytics services answer a question someone has to act on: where to point R&D, which competitor to watch, what a standard's patent picture looks like before a licensing conversation. Citations draw constellations, patterns invisible from any single star. The craft is in connecting the right points and refusing to connect the wrong ones.
Most of that craft happens before the first chart. Assignee names have to be reconciled, because one company can file under many names, subsidiaries, and spellings. Families have to be grouped, so one invention filed in several countries counts once. Legal status has to be checked, so expired patents don't inflate anyone's position. And the publication lag has to be respected: applications are generally published about 18 months after the earliest filing date, so every dataset describes where a field was heading a year and a half ago.
Each engagement can include a Hoard workspace, set up by an analyst: Hoard Atlas for interactive landscapes and assignee skylines, and Hoard Watch for monitoring with analyst-written digests.
§ 02Overview
Three ways to read the record
Patent Landscape & Whitespace
Who is filing what, where, and how fast, with technology clusters, whitespace hypotheses, and a Hoard Atlas workspace.
3–6 weeks12Competitive Patent Intelligence
A portfolio profile of each competitor, then analyst-written Hoard Watch digests on what they file next.
First profile in 2–3 weeks, then weekly or monthly digests14Standards & SEP Mapping
Declared standard-essential patents mapped to the sections of Wi-Fi, cellular, and video-codec standards. No essentiality opinions.
3–5 weeksA patent filing is a statement of intent that arrives about 18 months late.
Analytics is the work of reading those statements in bulk, and correcting for the delay.
§ 03Process
How an analytics engagement runs
- 01
Start from the decision
On a free 20–30-minute scoping call, we pin down the decision the work must support. A fixed-fee written quote follows within one business day.
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Define the dataset
Technology boundaries, classifications, jurisdictions, and date range, written down and tested on sample documents. The boundary is the most consequential choice in any analysis.
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Clean before counting
Assignee names reconciled, families grouped, and legal status checked, AI-assisted and analyst-verified.
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Read what matters
Analysts read the key documents behind every chart, and a second analyst reviews the report.
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Deliver, then keep current
A PDF report, spreadsheets with links, and a Hoard workspace where relevant. Watch digests can keep the picture current.
§ 04Questions
Common questions about analytics
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Which analytics service should we start with?
If you face a strategy, R&D, or funding decision about a field, start with a landscape. If you already know which companies matter, start with competitive intelligence. If your product implements Wi-Fi, cellular, or video-codec standards, start with SEP mapping.
Do we get the underlying data?
Yes. You receive the spreadsheets behind every chart and, where relevant, a Hoard workspace. Hoard access is by invitation, included with relevant engagements or available as a standalone subscription quoted per scope.
Are whitespace findings recommendations?
No. They are hypotheses: places where the record looks thin, worth testing with your engineers and counsel. Some valleys are empty because nobody has mapped them; others because nobody wants to live there.
Do your reports include legal conclusions about the patents?
No. We report technical content and public status. Conclusions about scope, validity, or essentiality belong to counsel. See our scope and disclosures.
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Where to go next
§Next step
Bring the decision. We'll bring the data.
Tell us the decision on a free scoping call. A fixed-fee written quote follows within one business day, and we bill nothing beyond it without your written approval.