{"id":14343,"date":"2021-03-26T06:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T06:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=14343"},"modified":"2023-03-30T07:40:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T07:40:58","slug":"ip-diligence-how-competitor-ip-strategy-guide-rd-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ip-diligence-how-competitor-ip-strategy-guide-rd-efforts","title":{"rendered":"IP Diligence: How Can Competitor IP Strategy Guide Your R&#038;D Efforts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Modern-day corporations &#8211; both medium and large, have recently begun to recognise the strategic value of intellectual property. To overcome the tide of stiff competition from several competitors that operate on a meganational and transnational scale, corporations need to keep improvising on their products and processes. The competitive edge gained by such companies is mainly because they continuously invest in tedious research and development (R&amp;D). This means that IP strategies are also of prime importance and need to be well-guarded by an organisation&#8217;s IP management team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f1bfc259ff5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f1bfc259ff5\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ip-diligence-how-competitor-ip-strategy-guide-rd-efforts\/#R_D_Productivity_and_Growth\" >R&amp;D Productivity and Growth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ip-diligence-how-competitor-ip-strategy-guide-rd-efforts\/#How_a_Competitors_IP_Strategy_Can_Help\" >How a Competitor\u2019s IP Strategy Can Help<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ip-diligence-how-competitor-ip-strategy-guide-rd-efforts\/#The_Dynamism_of_IP_Strategies\" >The Dynamism of IP Strategies<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ip-diligence-how-competitor-ip-strategy-guide-rd-efforts\/#Having_Queries_Contact_Us_Now\" >Having Queries? Contact Us Now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"R_D_Productivity_and_Growth\"><\/span>R&amp;D Productivity and Growth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd-ilibrary.org\/docserver\/652870318341.pdf?expires=1614751751&amp;id=id&amp;accname=guest&amp;checksum=656673ACB27BA5B7D16A6C60B9C1EB53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Records<\/a> from 16 OECD countries show that the annual growth rates of R&amp;D have been steadily on the rise from 1990 to 1998. This has resulted in an increase in organisational productivity. This indicates that the growth of the R&amp;D department is of immense importance in furthering the business objectives of an organisation. For organisations that hold a robust IP portfolio, this is even more important as efficient IP strategies can enhance the productivity of their R&amp;D teams. Due to this reason many highly competitive organisations look towards unravelling the IP strategies of their competitors so as to boost the efforts of their own R&amp;D teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_Competitors_IP_Strategy_Can_Help\"><\/span>How a Competitor\u2019s IP Strategy Can Help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given below are some of the key ways in which the IP strategies of competitors can be utilized by firms to boost the performance of their own R&amp;D teams.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/come.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27151\" width=\"576\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/come.png 508w, https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/come-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Figure: How IP Strategy of a Competitor Can Be Helpful<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Point of Reference<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This technique can be deployed by R&amp;D teams to avoid areas of IP infringement. To gain a point of reference from the IP strategy of competitors also means to avoid investing in sectors where the technology is not so relevant. In this regard, tracking a competitor\u2019s IP portfolio and the different domains and sub-domains of technology it encompasses can help R&amp;D teams to drive innovation in similar areas to achieve a competitive edge. This can also help R&amp;D teams to chart a specific route map in achieving a targeted innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Growing and Expanding IP<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From tracking a competitor\u2019s IP portfolio, organisations can also grow and expand their own IP portfolio. Useful insights gained from a competitor\u2019s IP portfolio can range from the understanding of which IP domains have been rejected by patent offices-to-analysing which IP has more commercial value than others. Along with this, an analysis of the existing patent landscapes can further guide R&amp;D teams to gain knowledge of which technology clusters to avoid when growing and expanding their IP. It can also enable R&amp;D teams to further diversify their innovations and inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Determining Emerging Players<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By identifying key competitors and players in the field of innovation that the R&amp;D teams are working on, organisations can get an idea of the past and present patent filings in the same domain. These competitors or key players in the particular domain have skilled IP. R&amp;D teams can to a great extent help guide the collaborative and competitive strategies of an organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Benchmarking<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of benchmarking one\u2019s own technological innovations against that of competitors can help organisations to gauge the existing potential in the respective market as well as understand the prospective for growth and limitations. This can also help forecast future trends within the same technological domain. This can enable R&amp;D teams to improvise on their existing research. Moreover, with benchmarking, competitors with expertise in particular patent pools and licensing with regards to a particular technological domain can also be identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Identifying Opportunities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysing a competitor\u2019s IP portfolio can help R&amp;D teams to work on areas of innovation that competitors have either overlooked or failed in. Equipped with this knowledge and experience, R&amp;D teams can avoid risks of failure and make better decisions when developing IP. Moreover, what might appear to be a risk for a competitor can prove to be an opportunity for others. For example, if a competitor has overlooked a whitespace opportunity for innovation, it could be due to certain risks associated with that domain. The assessment can help in future forecasting and devising appropriate strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Dynamism_of_IP_Strategies\"><\/span>The Dynamism of IP Strategies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IP strategy is not something that is set into the policy frameworks of organisations. These strategies keep changing and evolving over time based on some variables that are dependent on both the internal and external business environment of the respective organisation. Since a <a href=\"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ip-strategy-changing-gradually\/\">good IP strategy is linked with the growth of an organisation<\/a>, competitors are constantly switching up their strategies. Organisations need to keep a close watch on competitor\u2019s IP strategies to be able to successfully adapt them into the efforts of their own R&amp;D processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Having_Queries_Contact_Us_Now\"><\/span>Having Queries? 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