Technical Analysis & Assessment Services
Expert Analysis and Evaluation of Emerging Technologies
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Tier 1
Quick
Tier 2
Basic
Tier 3
Standard
Tier 4
In-Depth
Tier 5
Custom
High-level, high-throughput evaluation of a patent’s strengths and weaknesses across 15+ basic metrics to assist in forward decision-making.
Rapid and quantifiable analysis across an expanded list of 30+ metrics to obtain a reliable and accurate assessment of a patent.
Technical evaluation combined with a “mini-report” containing information considered in the evaluation and short write-ups of the significant metrics.
Complete technical evaluation and report containing descriptive write-ups regarding the patent, technology, applicability, implementation, costs, and risks.
Fully client-customizable technical evaluation for specialized analyses, including, e.g., Evidence-of-Use, landscape analysis, etc.
Services Included
Patent Review
Technical Analysis
Market Analysis
Patent Statistics Report
1 Patent¹
Services Included
Tier 1 Services, plus:
File History Analysis
Patentability Review
Enforceability Review
Litigation Risks Review
Potential Infringers
Potential Licensees
Up to 3 Patents per Family¹
Services Included
Tier 2 Services, plus:
Patent Significance Analysis
Technology Risk Analysis
Patent Summary 1-pagers
Up to 5 Patents per Family¹
Tier 3 Services, plus:
Full Technical Report
Development Cost Synopsis
Up to 5 Patents per Family¹
Tier 4 Services, plus:
Evidence-of-Use Charts
Landscape Analysis
Customized Services
Unlimited Patents
¹ A patent family is a group of patents that share the same or substantially similar specification.
² Prices are per patent family. Discounts available for multiple families.
Tier 1
Quick
High-level, high-throughput evaluation of a patent’s strengths and weaknesses across 15+ basic metrics to assist in forward decision-making.
Tier 2
Basic
Rapid and quantifiable analysis across an expanded list of 30+ metrics to obtain a reliable and accurate assessment of a patent.
Tier 3
Standard
Technical evaluation combined with a “mini-report” containing information considered in the evaluation and short write-ups of the significant metrics.
Tier 4
In-Depth
Complete technical evaluation and report containing descriptive write-ups regarding the patent, technology, applicability, implementation, costs, and risks.
Tier 5
Custom
Fully client-customizable technical evaluation for specialized analyses, including, e.g., Evidence-of-Use, landscape analysis, etc.
Technical Evaluation Tier Comparison
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TIER 5 |
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PATENT REVIEW  |
Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| TECHNICAL ANALYSIS RIGOR |
Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| MARKET ANALYSIS RIGOR |
Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| FILE HISTORY ANALYSIS |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| PATENTABILITY REVIEW |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| ENFORCEABILITY REVIEW |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| LITIGATION RISKS REVIEW |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| PATENT SIGNIFICANCE ANALYSIS |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| TECHNOLOGY RISK ANALYSIS |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| POTENTIAL INFRINGERS |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| POTENTIAL LICENSEES |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| PATENT STATISTICS REPORT |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PATENT SUMMARY 1-PAGERS |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| FULL TECHNICAL REPORT |
✓ | ✓ | |||
| HIGH-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT COST ANALYSIS |
✓ | ✓ | |||
| EVIDENCE-OF-USE CHARTS |
Available | ||||
| LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS |
Available | ||||
| CUSTOMIZED SERVICES |
✓ | ||||
| PATENT FAMILY SIZE LIMIT ¹ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Unlimited |
| FEE ² |
$750 |
$1,450 |
$3,600 |
$7,200 |
CONTACT |
¹ A patent family is a group of patents that share the same or substantially similar specification.
² Prices are per patent family. Discounts available for multiple families.
Technical Evaluation Tier Comparison
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TIER 1 |
TIER 2 |
TIER 3 |
TIER 4 |
TIER 5 |
| PATENT REVIEW |
Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| TECHNICAL ANALYSIS RIGOR |
Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| MARKET ANALYSIS RIGOR |
Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| FILE HISTORY ANALYSIS |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| PATENTABILITY REVIEW |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| ENFORCEABILITY REVIEW |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| LITIGATION RISKS REVIEW |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| PATENT SIGNIFICANCE ANALYSIS |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| TECHNOLOGY RISK ANALYSIS |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| POTENTIAL INFRINGERS |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| POTENTIAL LICENSEES |
Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| PATENT STATISTICS REPORT |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PATENT SUMMARY 1-PAGERS |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| FULL TECHNICAL REPORT |
✓ | ✓ | |||
| HIGH-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT COST ANALYSIS |
✓ | ✓ | |||
| EVIDENCE-OF-USE CHARTS |
Available | ||||
| LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS |
Available | ||||
| CUSTOMIZED SERVICES |
✓ | ||||
| PATENT FAMILY SIZE LIMIT ¹ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Unlimited |
| FEE ² |
$750 |
$1,450 |
$3,600 |
$7,200 |
CONTACT |
| Scroll right >>> | TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TIER 4 | TIER 5 |
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| Patent Review | Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| Technical Analysis Rigor | Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| Market Analysis Rigor | Quick | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom |
| File History Analysis | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| Patentability Review | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| Enforceability Review | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| Litigation Risks Review | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| Patent Significance Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Technology Risk Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Potential Infringers | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| Potential Licensees | Basic | Standard | In-depth | Custom | |
| Patent Statistics Report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patent Summary 1-pagers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Full Technical Report | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| High-Level Development Cost Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Evidence-of-Use Charts | Available | ||||
| Landscape Analysis | Available | ||||
| Customized Services | ✓ | ||||
| Patent Family Size Limit ¹ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Fee ² | $750 | $1,450 | $3,600 | $7,200 | CONTACT |
¹ A patent family is a group of patents that share the same or substantially similar specification.
² Discounts available for multiple evaluations.
The technology included in most of our clients’ patented technologies are typically quite complex and require a deep understanding of broad engineering/scientific principles, the current intellectual property landscape, and, most importantly, deep domain expertise in each technology sub-specialty.
GHB Intellect has extensive experience and the right expertise required to evaluate such complex technologies. We perform the highest-quality research that includes technical IP consulting, patent portfolio management, patent claim charts, reverse engineering, litigation support, and general engineering/scientific consulting.
Additional Tiered Service Details
Tier 1
TECHNICAL EVALUATION TIER 1
Summary: Tier 1 a high-level, high-throughput evaluation of the patent(s) within a portfolio. This tier is designed to provide guidance on the potential strength and value of the relevant patent(s) across three basic metrics: (a) patent strength, (b) encompassed technology, and (c) market indicia. The evaluations are performed by our leading IP strategists and technical subject matter expert(s) within the portfolio’s technical field, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
Use Cases: This tier is a great starting point for those with large patent portfolios who are unsure of what their key IP assets are and what next steps to take in evaluating, developing, or monetizing such assets. Tier 1 is also well-suited for small or single-patent portfolios by inventors who are unsure whether the merits of their patent(s) warrant a more in-depth evaluation or valuation.
Deliverables: An evaluation metrics scoresheet with ratings for each patent across 15+ assessment parameters.
Tier 2
TECHNICAL EVALUATION TIER 2
Summary: Tier 2 is a more thorough analysis relative to Tier 1, and expands the evaluation metrics to include a file history analysis, patentability review, enforceability review, litigation risks review, as well as expanded technical and market analyses.
Use Cases: This tier is designed for those who want a rapid, quantifiable approach to evaluating their IP assets, but a deeper and more accurate representation of the assets’ strength and value.
Deliverables: An evaluation metrics scoresheet with ratings for each patent across 30+ assessment parameters.
Tier 3
TECHNICAL EVALUATION TIER 3
Summary: Tier 3 is a more thorough analysis relative to Tier 2, and therefore includes the services described in Tier 2 but is further augmented. Specifically, this tier will include a “mini-report” detailing the significance, risk factor(s), and recommendation(s) of each patent within a patent family or portfolio.
Use Cases: This tier is recommended for seeking more in-depth information used in consideration for the Technical Evaluation scoring system.
Deliverables: The expanded evaluation metrics scoresheet provided in Tier 2, as well as a “mini-report” comprising one-page summaries for each patent evaluated containing: (a) background patent, technical, and market information, (b) descriptions of significant metrics considered, (c) patent, technical, and/or market risks, and (d) recommendation(s).
Tier 4
TECHNICAL EVALUATION TIER 4
Summary: Tier 4 is a more thorough analysis relative to Tier 3, and therefore includes the services described in Tier 3 but is further augmented. Specifically, Tier 4 will include a full Technical Evaluation Report, which allows for one or more of our highly qualified technical subject matter experts within the field of the invention to analyze the claimed invention and potential risks and rewards associated with its applications in relevant industries. Our experts will further deliver an objective opinion on the technical merits of the patent and/or proposed product, including, e.g., identifying the relevant industry, relevant products and/or competitors, market growth opportunities, technical risks which may factor into risk adjustments (e.g., for IP valuation), etc.
Use Cases: This tier is recommended for patent owners seeking an in-depth report which thoroughly evaluates various technological aspects of the patent(s) and provides detailed descriptions that supplement the Technical Evaluation scoring system. This tier is strongly recommended if the patented technology and/or relevant products fill a niche demand/market.
Deliverables: Evaluation metrics and patent summaries from previous tiers, and a thorough report which includes descriptive write-ups of the: (a) subject patent(s), (b) relevant technological area, (c) technological feasibility and applicability, (d) potential methods of implementation, (e) high level development costs, and (f) potential risks and workarounds of the subject patent(s). All relevant materials and data will be provided as part of the final deliverables. We will conclude the project with a meeting to discuss the key findings of the report and answer any questions.
Tier 5
TECHNICAL EVALUATION TIER 5
Summary: Tier 5 is a highly customizable Technical Evaluation to meet the client’s specific needs. For example:
- If the client/patent owner is interested in understanding whether potential infringement of the patented invention exists, an Evidence-of-Use (“EoU”) chart against specific products and/or services may be included in the report.
- If the client/patent owner is interested in understanding how competitors are approaching the target technology/market or potential “white spaces” that the technology/market can grow into, a landscape analysis may be performed and considered for the descriptive write-ups in the report.
Use Cases: This tier is recommended for clients/patent owners seeking an in-depth report and highly customizable services to fit their specific needs.
Deliverables: Evaluation metrics and patent summaries from previous tiers, and a thorough report which includes descriptive write-ups of the: (a) subject patent(s), (b) relevant technological area, (c) technological feasibility and applicability, (d) potential methods of implementation, (e) high level development costs, (f) potential risks and workarounds of the subject patent(s), and (g) any additional custom analyses as requested. All relevant materials and data will be provided as part of the final deliverables. We will conclude the project with a meeting to discuss the key findings of the report and answer any questions.
What is a Technical Evaluation?
At the highest level, a technical assessment is a process in which a technical expert examines a specific technology to identify the cost-benefit analysis of the technology. In terms of patents or patent portfolios, the technical assessment focuses on the analysis of the technologies claimed by those patents and their relations to their relevant industries or standards.
Once a patent portfolio analysis has been completed, the focus turns to potential technology to invest in. First, it is important to have an understanding of how much the new technology is worth and how long it would take to develop it. This is an area where GHB Intellect has experience in bringing immediate value to our clients. We are able to combine the technical assessment with the financial valuation to put everything in perspective.
Technical Assessment Bodies
Most of our technical assessment projects are to provide business direction to our clients, who are looking to expand their market share in a given technology segment. This may be an area where they already have hundreds of patents, or it could be a new area of research for them. In any case, an outside perspective on the most valuable technologies and patents can significantly improve the client’s ability to prioritize R&D budget.
There are many government sponsored institutions with a goal of setting official technology assessment guidelines. Until 1995, the United States was home to the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), but it was shut down. Now, the US Government Accountability Office is responsible for these guidelines and for sharing bi-partisan scientific study results. In Europe, there is a strong emphasis on future-focused technical assessments for the purpose of sharing unbiased results of testing with people who may not be experts themselves. Now, the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment (EPTA) is leading the way in terms of funding and communication between the institutions in Europe and around the world.
GHB Intellect has the ability to provide similarly unbiased scientific assessments of technology for the purposes of providing highly reliable, actionable advice on technology growth plans. We can help maximize R&D budget by focusing only on the right technologies for any specific portfolio.
Technical Expertise
We specialize in many high-tech and scientific fields with deep domain expertise in design, development, testing of products, systems, and components. We are also highly experienced in standards participation and contributions. Available for review is a high-level overview of our technology and industry expertise . As technological advancements continue to grow, so does our team of experts. This is because we make it out mission to always use highly specialized experts (not generalists) for every project. As such, we are able to keep pace with the high-tech industries.
GHB Intellect specializes in numerous intellectual property (“IP”) services, including conducting technical analyses and assessments for a variety of purposes. Technical evaluations are ideal to informatively guide our clients in strategizing, developing, financing, and/or monetizing IP assets. Our evaluations are performed by our deep-domain Subject Matter Experts (“SMEs”) and can assess the potential strength and value of intellectual property across three general metrics: (1) patent strength, (2) encompassed technology, and (3) market indicia. Our SMEs are veterans of their respective industries and bring with them not only the technical knowledge but also the industry intelligence required to help our clients make sound business decisions.
We specialize in many high-tech and scientific fields with deep domain expertise in design, development, and testing of products, systems, and components. We are also highly experienced in standards participation and contributions. As technological advancements continue to grow, so does our team of experts. This is because we make it our mission to always use highly specialized experts (not generalists) for every project. As such, we are able to keep pace with high-tech industries.
Some of the different services we provide in relation to technical evaluation of IP portfolios, including patents and trade secret technologies, are as follows. Please contact us if you are interested in one or more of these services.
Portfolio Mining
Portfolio mining refers to the process of analyzing IP portfolios to identify monetization opportunities. Our SMEs have substantial experience in evaluating internal patent portfolios to identify hidden value for licensing or sales, as well as external patent portfolios to identify potential acquisition or R&D targets. Leveraging a strong patent portfolio is vital to protecting technological assets, managing risks, gaining a competitive advantage, attracting funding, or increasing business revenue and value.
We have developed practical, efficient, and effective methods for portfolio mining. Our reviews typically follow a phased approach for large portfolios, starting with a high-level analysis and progressing through deeper dives into individual patents as needed, scoring each patent across a variety of metrics. The metrics for each project may be customized depending on mining objectives. GHB Intellect works with each client to finetune the process and the phases of the mining effort to meet the client’s requirements.
Use Assessment
Typically performed in conjunction with and subsequent to patent mining, GHB Intellect has extensive experience in identifying patents that are potentially currently used or may have future use by products in the market. Such use, as a result, may impart substantial value to these patents. Depending on the situation, our SMEs can identify potentially infringing products or identify potential products from the addressable market that could benefit from the patents of interest.
Should potential infringing use be identified, our SMEs and IP professionals can provide documentary analyses in the form of Evidence-of-Use (“EoU”) charts. EoU charts can be one of two levels: (1) licensing or (2) litigation. Licensing level EoU charts meticulously map individual patent claim elements to product specifications and documentary evidence, while litigation level EoU charts include in-depth technical and legal analysis performed in conjunction with counsel.
If product specifications and documentary evidence is insufficient for an EoU, an Indication-of-Use (“IoU”) chart may be sufficient to demonstrate a high likelihood of infringement justified through a combination of documentation supplemented by the opinions of our SMEs.
In some instances involving complex inventions or instances when a product or process is hidden, reverse engineering may be required.
Technical Evaluation
Patented inventions are by definition innovative. Often times, groundbreaking technologies may appear too early for market adoption or are so disruptive that they are met with skepticism. Our team of SMEs and IP professionals are trained to provide independent third-party validations of developing technology to assure that such technology is a practical and implementable solution to a problem. A technical verification can be an important step towards attracting investors or securing funding for high-risk or expensive R&D, pushing scientific boundaries, and spurring new industries.
Technical evaluations are also used to support or inform Valuations, as they serve as an unbiased assessment of the technical merits of an idea, invention, or product. In the absence of a Technical Evaluation, we would need to rely on the patent owner’s or inventors’ own technical assessments. The technical evaluation is instrumental in the development of a highly accurate and credible fair market value for the patent portfolio. Our financial valuation expert(s) will rely on the output of our technical experts in order to make judgement calls on areas of risk and reward and to perform the associated calculations of the potential value ranges. Having independent and credible experts involved in the process will lend far more credibility to (and remove any perception of bias from) the outcome of the valuation exercise.
Sometimes, our technical evaluation projects are used to provide business direction to our clients, who are looking to expand their market share in a given technology segment. This may be an area in which they already have hundreds of patents, or it could be a new area of research for them. GHB Intellect has extensive experience in unbiased technical/scientific assessments of patented or trade secret technologies for the purposes of providing highly reliable, actionable advice. We can help maximize the effectiveness of R&D budgets by focusing our clients on the right technologies.
Litigation Support
Patent litigation is a legal process when a patent owner claims another party has infringed upon their patent rights. Technical analysis and understanding of patents is a key part of asserting or defending against patent infringement, and many of our SMEs have served as consulting or testifying experts in complex patent litigation trials. Please refer to our Litigation Support page for more information about this service.
Meet the Team
GHB Intellect’s team consists of highly credentialed and seasoned experts and professionals from various disciplines (technology, science, intellectual property, finance, business) who are brought into each project as needed to enable the most reliable analyses and work products. With over 600 experts and professionals, GHB Intellect seeks to never use generalists for any project. We staff each project with experts that best match its requirements and objectives. We also have experienced IP professionals to manage the team and to interface with our clients effectively. Check out Our Team as well as Our Experts.
GHB Intellect Patent Evaluation Service Packages
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