amsPatent intelligence
& innovation strategy

PATENT OWNERS & LICENSING TEAMS

Know where deeper
review is worthwhile.

Turn a broad portfolio question into a manageable technical scope—from an initial family review to a prioritised programme.

All teams we help ↗

When a focused review helps

  • You want an initial view before commissioning a detailed claim chart.
  • Your portfolio needs a consistent screening approach rather than incomparable summaries.
  • A licensing discussion needs clearer technical evidence and explicit limitations.

A useful handover

Potential outputs to agree before work starts:

  • An initial decision summary or family-level prioritisation matrix.
  • Candidate mappings and evidence gaps against the criteria agreed.
  • A defined next stage: deeper charting, another source version or implementation evidence planning.
See the reasoning

The fictional report recommends holding one mapping open rather than treating three partial observations as a complete finding. That can help frame a smaller, more useful next investigation.

Open the fictional report ↗

Keep responsibilities clear

Begin with one family when the decision is focused. For a portfolio, agree the screening criteria and depth first. Commercial value, licensing returns and legal outcomes are not inferred from a technical screen.

Your first step

Tell us the decision, the public technical context and any confidentiality requirements. You do not need a completed claim chart to start a discussion.

Discuss your requirements