Patent and Invention Evaluation

For technology-based companies, future success relies on developing new products and services, making inventions and patents essential for this success. Patent protection can be relatively expensive, and should therefore be limited to inventions of sufficient value to the company in light of the patent, R&D and business strategies. However, ill-informed decisions about future assets can result in missed opportunities and unnecessary costs.

This is a language we understand - uniquely, we offer a broad range of industrial experience and portfolio management expertise. Many of us have spent years as patent managers in multinationals such as Philips and Shell, balancing conflicting business interests to optimize the technology position.

In close collaboration, we can provide a practical evaluation process using evaluation criteria to distinguish important, potentially important, and unimportant inventions. As insights and strategies develop, these criteria can be adapted for use at various milestones, such as invention review, first filing, foreign filing and patent maintenance reviews.