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What this article covers Explains what PatentSight+ is and the patent analytics capabilities it provides. Shows the key business questions PatentSight+ helps answer across competitive intelligence, portfolio management, and technology scouting. Describes who uses PatentSight+ and how different organisations apply it to support IP strategy and business decision-making. .ps-callout{ m...

What this article covers Explains the types of strategic insights PatentSight+ can provide through curated patent data, harmonized metrics, and interactive visualizations. Describes the two broad categories of patent analysis: understanding the current state of a portfolio and identifying opportunities to improve it. Shows how PatentSight+ supports common business use cases, including R&D stra...

What this article covers How PatentSight workbooks are structured, including sheets and the Search, Analysis Templates, and Analysis Display panels. How to run basic analyses using Field Search and key filters such as owner, IPC codes, patent families, and filing year. How to use analysis templates (e.g. Sunburst, filing year charts, result lists) to explore technology fields and portfolio dat...

What this article covers Explains what workbooks are in PatentSight+ and how sheets, search queries, and widgets work together. Shows how to use Analysis Templates to quickly build analyses with charts and tables. Explains how to copy and paste sheets, search queries, search fields, and widgets between workbooks. Shows how to save, share, restore, and manage workbooks and their contents. Expla...

Enhanced Sheet Navigation Centralized Sheet Management Improved scrolling through sheet tabs Enhanced Sheet Navigation You can now click the arrow next to the workbook name to see an overview of all the sheets in the workbook, including an indication of the currently active sheet. Clicking on a sheet name in the sheet navigation panel helps you move to that sheet quickly. Centralized Sheet Man...

What this article covers Explains what Playbooks are in LexisNexis® PatentSight+™ and how they guide you through common IP analytics workflows using preconfigured charts, tables, and filters. Describes why Playbooks are useful, including how they help speed up analysis, apply best practices, and reduce guesswork when working with patent data. Provides an overview of the available Playbooks, wh...

What this article covers Explains how patent strength is defined and measured in PatentSight+ using the Patent Asset Index framework. Introduces the four core metrics: Patent Asset Index (PAI), Competitive Impact (CI), Technology Relevance (TR), and Market Coverage (MC) and how they relate to each other. Shows how to interpret each metric, from overall portfolio strength down to individual pat...

What this article covers Explains where PatentSight+ patent data comes from and how raw patent records are transformed into LexisNexis patent families. Introduces the core PatentSight+ indicators, including Technology Relevance, Market Coverage, Competitive Impact, and Patent Asset Index. Explains the key concepts that underpin PatentSight+, including the LexisNexis patent family definition, t...

What this article covers Explains what the Reporting Date is in PatentSight+ and how it represents a point-in-time view of a patent portfolio. Clarifies how the Reporting Date works in search, where it defines which patent families and data are included. Shows how Reporting Date is used in charts and tables to analyse trends and track portfolio development over time, & a short video showing ho...

What this article covers Explains how PatentSight+ harmonizes patent ownership data and what the red, yellow, and green harmonization levels mean. Defines the Ultimate Owner concept and how subsidiaries, mergers, acquisitions, and patent reassignments are consolidated. Explains owner name appendices such as “(in: ...)” and “(w/o ...)”, and the six owner types used in PatentSight+. .ps-cal...

How We Calculate Legal Status Different Types of Legal Status How the Legal Status is linked to the Reporting Date Measures Utilizing Legal Status   Legal status is a crucial aspect of patent analysis, as it provides insights into the current state of a patent and its enforceability. In PatentSight, we calculate and display legal status information to help you make informed decisions about pate...