IP licensing research support

Research support for teams assessing licensing opportunities

S&W|ClearViewIP’s licensing research service helps provide the information, analysis and evidence needed that identify, screen and prioritise licensing opportunities. Portfolio mining, market and counterparty, claim mapping, technology analysis, IP, legal and commercial teams test assumptions and focus specialist time on the opportunities needing the strongest support.

This service focuses on delivering research, analytics and evidence preparation. Our licensing and transaction specialists lead commercial strategy, valuation, buy-side and sell-side licensing, negotiation, IP sales and acquisitions, technology transfers and transaction execution. The two capabilities work together so that commercial decisions are built on a robust evidence base.

What this service covers

• Research to identify potentially relevant technologies, assets or market participants

• Patent and technical evidence to support licensing opportunity assessment

• Portfolio mining to surface assets that may warrant further review

• Claim charting or evidence mapping where a defined requirement exists

• Research packs to support internal assessment by IP, legal or commercial teams

• Ongoing tracking of target technology areas or counterparties

Who this helps

• IP and legal teams assessing licensing questions

• Commercial teams that need research inputs before deciding how to progress an opportunity

• Organisations exploring whether existing IP assets may have wider relevance

• Teams that need structured evidence before escalating to specialist licensing or transaction advisers

What are the benefits of licensing research support?

• More organised evidence around licensing questions

• Clearer visibility of potentially relevant assets or third parties

• A reduced internal research burden

• Better prepared handovers to advisory, legal or negotiation work, where applicable

• A cleaner distinction between research inputs and strategic licensing advice

When should you seek one?

• Assessing an inbound approach: When someone has proposed a licence and you need evidence in front of you before responding.

• Looking for licensing candidates: When you suspect assets in your portfolio have wider relevance but cannot yet demonstrate it.

• Preparing for negotiation: When your advisers need claim charts or evidence mapping in place before terms are discussed.

• Building a target list: When you need to know who is practising in a technology area, and who is not.

• Testing a business case: When a licensing programme is being proposed internally and the numbers rest on assumptions nobody has checked.

• Before escalating: When you want the evidence assembled before bringing in licensing or transaction advisers, so their time is spent on the decision rather than the groundwork.