Financial services

“S&P 500 companies’ intangible assets have gone from 17% of total assets in 1975 to 90% last year [2020].”* Thus, providing an indication 90% of corporate American wealth is held in the intangibles, with their monetary value unseen within a balance sheet. Signifying patent data as a crucial factor to company and market valuation analyses.

CLAIMS Direct seamlessly integrates your key financial indicators with our global patent data – all while maintaining your privacy.

Take your financial analysis to the next level and gain deeper and broader insights when deciding when, where, why or who to invest in when making important financial decisions.

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Corporate name mappings

Discover how IFI tracks company names for patent holding organizations to ensure you have an accurate picture of a company’s patent portfolio.

Why patents?

From valuing R&D investments to spotting M&A opportunities, patents can unlock otherwise hidden insights into corporate activity. Explore why patents should be included in your investment strategies.

Patent definitions & terms

IFI zeroed in on key patent portfolio statistics for financial services companies to gain insights into intangible asset holdings.

Show me the patents

Learn how patents can be leveraged to determine the health of a company’s technologies compared to its competitors.

Use cases & market reviews

* Alan Murray and David Meyer, “We are All Tech Companies Now,” Fortune, 2021