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Informative reports

Cipher’s in-house Research team regularly produces data-driven industry reports. These are derived from patent data mapped and tracked by the Cipher platform.

Technology reports are produced with the help of Cipher’s unique Universal Technology Taxonomy. Find out which companies are innovating in your business sector, or which countries are patenting at a faster rate than others.

Full reports section

Europe’s Chemicals Industry: The Benefits and Risks Posed by the UPC

Examining the patent landscape of the chemicals industry in Europe following the establishment of the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

Key Patent Innovations and the BlackBerry portfolio

Following its acquisition by Key Patent Innovations, we revisited our analysis of the BlackBerry patent portfolio, identifying the areas at risk.

How innovation affects revenue for Big Tech

Big Tech firms thrive on innovation, and patents play a crucial role. Our analysis tracks the activity of Apple, Google, Microsoft and others over the last 20 years.

Meta’s Threads platform a direct challenge to Twitter

Our analysis finds that Meta’s patent portfolio illustrates its invention ownership strength in the technology stack that underpins the Twitter platform.

21st Century Evolution of Sustainable Plastic Technology Trends

To mark World Environment Day, Cipher tracks sustainable plastics technology innovators and owners in the 21st century.

The increasing importance of IP

How intellectual property (IP) moved into the business mainstream, as seen from the perspective of guests on the Cipher Vision Podcast.

Detailed Case Studies

How does Cipher work in real-life situations? How has it helped IP and patent departments, or legal professional service teams to put together information for their clients?

Read how Cipher customers obtained specific data for projects, managed their patent portfolios, and measured patent risk.

Our Case Studies

How law firms can use data analytics to build long term partnerships with their clients

Calum Smyth, Partner at Wiggin LLP, explains how law firms can become true advisers to their clients by harnessing the latest advances in technology and data analytics.

CFC Underwriting on being data led to accurately assess IP insurance risk

Maddi Brown, Intellectual Property Practice Leader at CFC Underwriting Ltd, shares how Cipher has helped to understand and quantify IP insurance risk.

Seagate on keeping up with technology changes

Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Seagate, Bob Pechman explains the pressures of supporting the business during a period of rapid technological change and how Cipher helps see the patent landscape through Seagate’s own technology lens.

Centrica on the value of Cipher

Charles Clark, Director of Intellectual Property at Centrica, discusses the efficiency gains from using Cipher and the tasty bits of data gleaned from using Cipher’s AI over conventional search.

Richardson Oliver Insights on the challenges of IP Teams

COO of Richardson Oliver Insights, Erik Oliver, talks about the challenges faced by IP teams with managing high value portfolios and the increased demand for both better data and better ways to communicate the value of patents.

Red Hat on using the Cipher Optimisation Model

Jared Engstrom, Head of Patent Development, talks about the growth in Red Hat’s portfolio, how he has used Cipher’s custom classifiers and how the Cipher Optimisation model has improved their understanding of the competitive landscape.

In-person and online Events

Cipher’s knowledgeable staff are regularly invited to speak at major IP conferences and seminars across the globe. At other events, we will have a booth for those interested in learning what our platform has to offer. Meetings with the Cipher team can be booked in advance, if we are visiting your city or region.

Our informative, free, 60-minute webinars are led by Cipher experts, with the occasional influential guest from the world of patents.

All materials shown and discussed at our events are made available online. For webinars, a recording link is provided to those registered, and also linked from the event page.

Our Events listing

CIP Forum 2023

Nigel Swycher, CEO, Cipher will be participating in the panel, The Future of IP in an Interconnected World at 1:45pm to 2:45pm on Tuesday, 3 October.

LOT Network BRIDGE Members Meeting 2023

We attended BRIDGE, LOT Network’s annual members meeting on Wednesday 27th September.

Webinar Replay | How to Justify Your Patent Budget

How do you justify your patent budget to executives? Watch our webinar recording for insight on how you can confidently manage your spending.

Global Standards Leadership Conference 2023

We attended the Global Standards Leadership Conference 2023 in San Diego and learnt more about technology standards.

IPBC Global 2023

We had a fantastic time in San Diego at IPBC Global from 12 to 14 June.

IP Counsel Cafe Annual Palo Alto Meeting

We joined the conversation on Hidden Risks and Opportunities at IP Counsel Cafe’s Annual Palo Alto Meeting, on 2 to 4 May 2023.

Cipher Vision Podcast

Cipher’s monthly podcast, Cipher Vision is now into its third season. Each episode has co-hosts Nigel Swycher (CEO) and Francesca Levoir (Head of Marketing) and a notable guest discuss an IP or patents-related topic.

Guests have covered a range of subjects, from valuation and sustainability through to diversity and machine learning.

Cipher Vision episodes are under 25 minutes and are ideal to listen to during a short break or journey.

Cipher Vision podcast index

SDGs through a patent lens

Episode 7 in Season 3 features Marco Richter, Global Head of Customer Success at LexisNexis Intellectual Property. He highlights the important role that patents play in helping us to become more sustainable, discussing the benefit of measuring innovation in relation to the UN Sustainable development Goals (SDGs).