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.

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

CLAIMS Direct seamlessly integrates your key financial
indicators with our global patent data.

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.

Data flow for finance use cases

Elevate your financial analyses in key areas:

  • Location

    Where are new companies obtaining patent protection? What are the top locations patents are getting filed in?

  • Size

    How big are their IP portfolios? Are companies dropping their patents?

  • Technology

    What technologies are companies filing in? Is old technology lapsing?

  • Time

    How fast are companies filing specific patents? When are companies’ patents expiring?

  • Risk

    Which companies are facing legal action with litigation? Which companies are litigating other companies?

  • Company

    Is a new company filing a lot of patents in a specific area? Are specific companies filing similar technologies?

No need for prior patent data experience to work with our platform, our team of experts ensures efficient and productive use of our data for your individual needs.

Financial Services Resources

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.

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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.

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Patent Definitions & Terms

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

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Industry Use Case

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

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