Searches and analysis
We can help you formulate development plans and other technology management strategies by analyzing the development trends of your competitors, studying the best direction for your development activities, and so on.
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SEARCHES
Searches
We search all kinds of technical information, including patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, and technical papers.
Pre-filing patent searches
Dealing with patent risks of other companies
AI searches
Patent searches in emerging countries
Patent watching (SDI)
We specialize in a variety of technologies, including automotive, communication, battery, materials, and production technologies.
Our well-experienced IP practitioners and Patent Search Grand Prix winners use a wide range of AI and other tools to provide search results that will help your IP practices.
- Pre-filing patent searches:
- A useful process for avoiding unnecessary patent applications and for focusing your patent filing and rights acquisition policies.
- Patent clearance searches:
- A useful process for considering new businesses and new technology development.
- Invalidity searches:
- A useful process for invalidating pending patents and considering design changes.
- Patent searches in emerging countries:
- A useful process for planning your business and IP strategies in emerging markets.
- Patent watching (SDI):
- A useful process for identifying changes in the development trends of your competitors.
- AI searches:
- Machine learning can search a huge number of patents in a short period of time, which is hard to accomplish by manual searches.
ANALYSIS
Analysis
The transition from analysts to landscapers.
Technology trend analysis
Competitive development scenarios
Portfolio analysis
Technical personnel searches
We have extensive experience in proposing optimal solutions to various issues in various fields based on IP information.
We have also conducted a wide range of technical trend surveys in fields promoted by the government of Japan and delivered the results to the Japan Patent Office.
We can propose the best solutions to your issues based on various data, including both patent and general information resources, by leveraging our abundant experience and knowledge of technical analysis, in addition to a wide variety of databases and analysis tools.
- Technology trend analysis:
- Deep analysis of IP and market information to help formulate your business and management strategies.
- Competitive development scenarios:
- A useful process for understanding the technical trends of your competitors and formulating your own business strategy.
- Portfolio analysis:
- A useful process for understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your company and your competitors, and for differentiating your company from the competition.
- Technical personnel searches:
- We can identify the master innovators, the people with best technical skills, based on patent inventor information.
SWIMY PLATFORM
Swimy platform
Using Swimy as an information platform!
Swimy platform
Swimy is a business intelligence (BI) tool that comes to the rescue when past search or analysis results are not available, or when you need to share or provide a common format for your search and analysis results.
In other words, you can use Swimy as a platform for managing your search and analysis results as common IP across your company.
You can also use Swimy as a channel to deliver our search and analysis results straight to your door!.