Identifying companies that are developing unique innovative technologies isn’t always easy, especially in crowded markets.

Spotting the industries that are pushing innovation can help you get ahead of the competition.

Being the first to spot those at risk due to lack of IP protection, or others with international ambitions early, will allow you to further filter and highlight the most relevant companies and trends, keeping you in the driver’s seat.

The Advanced Search tool includes two levels of filtering for patents:

To quickly identify research-intensive companies that own patented technologies, head to Advanced Search and select Add company criteria.

Open the Significant Events section. Here, you’ll find the search field Has an associated patent.

Select True to focus on companies that have been granted a patent.

To find companies with patents filed in a specific technology area or patent authority, head to Advanced Search, select Add company criteria -> Significant events -> Patents granted where.

From here, you can add any of the following criteria:

You can filter for companies innovating in a specific field by entering a set of keywords into the Title field

The Classification criteria provides a range of broader technology fields, including Physics, Electricity and Mechanical Engineering

Filter by Authorities to find companies with a research presence in a specific geographical area

Learn more about each organisation’s research base using the ‘Patents’ tab in a company profile.

For technical details and specifications, use the the ‘More info’ column to view the full claim on the European Patent Office.

Have a look at our FAQs section here, or get in touch with your Support Team, whose contact details can be found in the Help tab!