Technology Taxonomy

Navigate complex landscapes using a technology taxonomy to gain competitive advantage.

Understanding the impact of patented technology and convergence is critical to companies across all sectors.

Cipher helps organisations build patent portfolios that align to their strategic objectives.It uses supervised machine learning to provide reliable patent information across companies, geography and upcoming trends.

“It’s become feasible to maintain a dynamic analysis that’s constantly keeping you apprised of the total number of worldwide patents in a particular technology space, relative to your own portfolio.

Jeremiah Chan, Head of Patents, Meta

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Technology Taxonomy Example

See the types of classifiers that should be included in a Technology Taxonomy.

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Find out how Cipher can build your own taxonomy using classifiers:

Matching to your view of the patent landscape
Your own taxonomy is accurate, fast and repeatable
It’s easy to use, saves time and reduces costs.

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Other sectors

Universal Technology Taxonomy

The Universal Technology Taxonomy (UTT) is the world’s first taxonomy that divides over 45 million patents into 10 super-classes and 122 sub-classes.

Aerospace and Defence

Technologies within this taxonomy include: air turbine starters; electromagnetics; flight management systems for drones; head mounted displays (HMDs); and virtual cockpits.