The Patent Information Landscape: Market Size, Trends, and Opportunities

Patents and other forms of intellectual property have long been critical assets for corporations. Recent years have seen a growing urgency around treating patents as a critical asset that needs to be managed and exploited in a more strategic fashion. This report sizes the patent information market and examines the movement of patent information publishers from pure content offerings to workflow and analytics offerings. Included are profiles of six patent information companies: Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, American Chemical Society, Questel, Minesoft, and Article One Partners. The report provides analysis of market dynamics and key trends including globalization, collaboration, and the challenge of free and open access data. It includes:

- An overview of the worldwide market for patent information, including market definition, and estimated market size and share, 2009;
- Profiles of six key companies in this space;
- Analysis of market dynamics and important trends in patent information;
- Essential actions for publishers and information providers in this space.