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Where do patent landscape reports come from?

The primary information source for Patent Landscape Reports (PLRs) is data coming from patent documents. Additional information is sometimes used from other sources, such as the non-patent, scientific literature, but patent data is used most frequently for the analysis that makes up the majority of the insights identified for the report.

When is a search report included in a patent application?

In some jurisdictions, the publication of an application further includes a search report as a further section of a patent document when the search report is available at the time the publication is prepared. Else, the search report may be published as a separate document at a later time once it has been established.

What information should be included in a patent report?

Some basic information about the economics behind the industry, or topic area provides important context for the report. Issues and Limitations – there are always assumptions made, and disclosures that should be shared, about the availability, and use of patent data, and how it’s interpreted. These should be covered here.

How can patent information be used to inform public policy?

Patent information can and is increasingly being used as a tool to inform public policy: Policymakers who deal with innovation have increasingly focused on the patent system. They look for clearer, more accessible and geographically more representative information to support key policy processes.