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RWS CrowdSearch success stories

Harnessing the power of the Crowd for faster, more effective intellectual property research results.
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RWS helps firms to protect their ideas and unlock the full value of their patent portfolio. From R&D to licensing, we enable our clients to develop, defend and monetize their IP with our complete range of intellectual property research solutions. 
 
Our unique approach, which combines the expertise of our in-house analysts with the world’s largest network of specialist researchers, enables us to provide actionable data quickly and efficiently. 
 
To illustrate the benefits of this approach, we have gathered just a few of the many success stories that have arisen from the use of CrowdSearching. 

Challenges

  • Patent portfolio monetization
  • License compliance and enforcement 
  • The need to locate obscure prior art
  • Complex litigation

Solution

  • RWS IP Research
  • Crowd-based searches of patents and non-patent literature

Results

  • Recovery of millions of dollars in additional licensing revenues.
  • Insights to enable informed decision making.
  • Identification of obscure prior art in invalidity proceedings.
  • Removal of litigation threats.
  • Identification of new business partners through landscaping.
  • Delivery of physical products no longer available on the market for the purpose of testing.