Crowdsourcing your IP research

Crowdsourcing is a novel and highly effective method for prior art searching. In crowdsourcing, a ‘crowd’ is a large group of people who function individually, but contribute collectively, in finding information required of a study.

 

Patent strength, commercial potential, licensing opportunities and more can all be uncovered through a crowd-based approach.

 

One of the most compelling situations where crowdsourcing can be leveraged is with infringement. Locating hard-to-find prior art through crowdsourced patent searches can prove an effective defense strategy. However, it can also be a highly effective tool in analyzing and finding value in your patent portfolio.

 

In this eBook, we explain the Crowdsourcing method, and explore use cases for crowd-based IP research.