The Challenge

A healthcare analytics company wanted to understand the patent landscape for AI-powered analytics platforms space, covering the last 10 years. They were interested in identifying patent rights of interest, as well as of potential concern, active players, and promising areas of innovation through patent data.

After a discussion about the client’s goals, research specifications and budget, we worked on the design of the project which involved three phases: initiation and planning, research, and analysis.

The Solution

The first phase identified project scope, requirements, and timelines. In the research phase, we determined keywords, built search strings, and performed data cleanup. To build the dataset, we used a recall set and then checked for relevance. In the analysis phase, we did manual reviews of the dataset, created data visualizations, and performed technical and whitespace analysis.

The patent landscape report provided the client a more compelling reason to pursue patent protection in order to stay competitive in the AI-enabled healthcare analytics platform space.

Key Outcomes

• Worldwide patenting activity showed a steady increase, indicating continuous innovation and a potential crowding of the technology space
• Identified top countries and jurisdictions where patents of interest and concern are seeking protection
• Identified two main technology areas where patent families were concentrated
• Potential areas of innovation were identified based several factors: market need, lower levels of patenting activity, etc.
• After an analysis of the client’s innovation portfolio and comparing it to our dataset, we were able to identify the client’s “under-protected” technologies

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