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Please tell me the addressable market for U.S. prior art research (research related to the validity of patents)
we are a company that researches the validity the patents in the U.S. and worldwide. we are focused on identifying the addressable market first in the U.S. and then worldwide. some background stats are there are about 2million patents in existence in the U.S., about 160,000 utility patents granted annually, worldwide 6.1 million, 700,000 annually. we don't want projections but a hard number first for the US and second worldwide with a citation to the source. the more recent the data the better. thanks
voted interesting: lindseylgreene, lwelch
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Not legal advice:
After reading your question a few times, I think I understand what you are looking for. You want to know what the market is for people/companies willing to pay a company for prior art research. Is that right?
If so, the total number of patents is only a jumping off point. You need to know what percentage of those patents outsourced prior art research?
According to David Cleveland of the Minnessota Intellectual Property Law Association (1999), "while some companies may pay 10 or 15 thousand dollars to have an application prepared and filed, most small entities pay much less. Most individual inventors are interested in getting a case filed for $3,000/$4,000 at the most. And that's for everything: search, lawyer's fees, governmental fees."
In 2007, 9899 utility patents were submitted by individuals and granted. A total of 79,527 utility patents were granted in 2007 (out of 241,347 utility patent applications). The remainder granted were submitted by either corporations or organizations (69,628 or 88%). We can assume that corporations and organizations would pay for prior art research - the question becomes - how many have staff (in-house) that do this for them.
The following link will show you which corporations/organizations filed patents in 2007 and how many patents each filed. http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/topo_07.htm#PartB. This chart only shows the top filers (companies filing more than 40 patents per year) - there are 62,104 non-named organizations left.
It is my opinion that this group of 62,104 (78% of patent applicants) organizations would be your "addressable market" or target market. Obviously there is no way to say for sure - there will be individuals willing to pay for research, there will be companies that are not.
However, we also mustn't forget about the non-granted applicants (all 161,820 of them). I don't know as to why these applicants were denied, but one reason could be due to faulty or missing prior art research. This is another section of your "addressable market."
Please take a look at the sources I provided and come to your own conclusions. Hope this helps you get started. Good luck!
After reading your question a few times, I think I understand what you are looking for. You want to know what the market is for people/companies willing to pay a company for prior art research. Is that right?
If so, the total number of patents is only a jumping off point. You need to know what percentage of those patents outsourced prior art research?
According to David Cleveland of the Minnessota Intellectual Property Law Association (1999), "while some companies may pay 10 or 15 thousand dollars to have an application prepared and filed, most small entities pay much less. Most individual inventors are interested in getting a case filed for $3,000/$4,000 at the most. And that's for everything: search, lawyer's fees, governmental fees."
In 2007, 9899 utility patents were submitted by individuals and granted. A total of 79,527 utility patents were granted in 2007 (out of 241,347 utility patent applications). The remainder granted were submitted by either corporations or organizations (69,628 or 88%). We can assume that corporations and organizations would pay for prior art research - the question becomes - how many have staff (in-house) that do this for them.
The following link will show you which corporations/organizations filed patents in 2007 and how many patents each filed. http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/topo_07.htm#PartB. This chart only shows the top filers (companies filing more than 40 patents per year) - there are 62,104 non-named organizations left.
It is my opinion that this group of 62,104 (78% of patent applicants) organizations would be your "addressable market" or target market. Obviously there is no way to say for sure - there will be individuals willing to pay for research, there will be companies that are not.
However, we also mustn't forget about the non-granted applicants (all 161,820 of them). I don't know as to why these applicants were denied, but one reason could be due to faulty or missing prior art research. This is another section of your "addressable market."
Please take a look at the sources I provided and come to your own conclusions. Hope this helps you get started. Good luck!
source(s):
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/hearings/priorart/prior_art1.doc
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/st_co_07.htm
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/topo_07.htm#PartB
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/us_stat.htm
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/asgstca/usa_ror.htm
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/hearings/priorart/prior_art1.doc
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/st_co_07.htm
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/topo_07.htm#PartB
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/us_stat.htm
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/asgstca/usa_ror.htm
The U.S. Patent Statistics Chart for the Calendar Years 1963 - 2008 has not completely published the total statistics for 2008, but this year, the USPTO granted 157,772 utility patents and granted a total of 185,224 patents. http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/us_stat.htm.
WIPO keeps records of international patents. Their annual report says, "In 2006, applicants from Japan (514,047) and the United States of America (390,815) filed the largest numbers of patent applications worldwide. A substantial number of filings also originated from the Republic of Korea (172,709), Germany (130,806) and China (128,850)." http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/wipo_pub_931.html#a13
Let me know if you need more information. I would be happy to break it down further.
WIPO keeps records of international patents. Their annual report says, "In 2006, applicants from Japan (514,047) and the United States of America (390,815) filed the largest numbers of patent applications worldwide. A substantial number of filings also originated from the Republic of Korea (172,709), Germany (130,806) and China (128,850)." http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/wipo_pub_931.html#a13
Let me know if you need more information. I would be happy to break it down further.
source(s):
http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/wipo_pub_931.html#a13
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/us_stat.htm.
http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/wipo_pub_931.html#a13
http://www.uspto.gov/go/taf/us_stat.htm.
voted helpful: lwelch
A Prior Art search is conducted to evaluate the patentability of an invention based on the statutory requirements from a patent office. These statutory requirements for utility patents include: novelty, non-obviousness, and usefulness. The search identifies prior art that can potentially render an invention unpatentable, thus saving expensive patenting costs.
Prior Art Searches searches can be used to determine novelty prior to attempting to patent an invention, as well as to help enforce or debunk the validity of a patent.
The following links should help you out:
Patent information and prior art search fields and tools
http://ipestonia.ourtoolbar.com/
Newly issued patents every week
http://www.wikipatents.com/
Peer Reviews of Patents
http://www.peertopatent.org/
Free online patent Search, including Market Research
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/search.html
Prior Art Searches searches can be used to determine novelty prior to attempting to patent an invention, as well as to help enforce or debunk the validity of a patent.
The following links should help you out:
Patent information and prior art search fields and tools
http://ipestonia.ourtoolbar.com/
Newly issued patents every week
http://www.wikipatents.com/
Peer Reviews of Patents
http://www.peertopatent.org/
Free online patent Search, including Market Research
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/search.html
Voted as best: sunpat
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Patents are published by USPTO once a week, on every Tuesday. An average of 3500 patents are published every week. Patent applications go through a strict regime of patent prosecution, and if found to satisfy all patenting conditions, are published as granted patents. Granted patents have legal significance in that they grant ownership rights to the assignee of the patent.
Most Popular Patenting Companies listed below / 2009 and back
Free Patents Online now offers chemical search! Through entry of chemicals via SMILES, the patent database can be searched using normalized chemical formulas to ensure much more comprehensive searching than possible using regular keywords........And its Free !
Most Popular Patenting Companies
IBM Canon ,HP ,Panasonic ,Samsung ,Micron, Microsoft ,Hitachi ,Toshiba, 3M
Computers:
Control Computers Permitting Access
Software: Finance
Telecom: Cell Phones Communications Telephones
Medical: Heart Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Dentistry Obesity Surgery Instruments Splints and Bandages Cancer Respiratory
Drugs: Drugs Vasodialators Gene Therapy
Measurement & Testing: Flow Meter Mass Probe and Sensors Geometric Instruments
Electronics: Audio Signal Processing
Chemistry: Bonding Molecular Biology Liquid Purification
Imaging: Optical Systems
Health: Exercise Devices (1) Exercise Devices (2) Food Weight Loss and Supplements Cooking
Industrial: Land Vehicles Metal Working Nonmetallic Processes Pipe Couplings Cabinet Structure Manufacturing Materials Light Fixtures Bodies and Tops for Vehicles Internal-Combustion Engines Heat Accumulators Special Receptacle or Package Power Conveyor Refrigeration Hydraulic Engineering Ships
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Vacuum Handling Swinging Support Cutting Grinding Vehicle Attached Fluids Scrubbing and Cleaning Article Carriers Dispensing
Buildings and Construction:
Vibration and Earthquake Isolation Gutter-related Screen Walls Air Ventilation Supports Lighting Racks Sign Displays Furnaces Locks and Fasteners Ladders and Scaffolds Flexible or Portable Panels
Home and Fashion:
Apparel Baths & Closets Beds Chairs
Husbandry: Animal Plant
Recreation: Games Fishing and Trapping Toys
Electrical: Conductors and Insulators Solar and Geothermal Heating Systems and Devices Outlets Connectors Measuring and Testing
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source(s):
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/uspatents.html / 2007-2009
http://www.freepatentsonline.com / Homepage
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/services.html / 2009 Data
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/uspatents.html / 2007-2009
http://www.freepatentsonline.com / Homepage
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/services.html / 2009 Data
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