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Overview
Derwent Innovation is a crucial legal software platform built specifically for comprehensive patent search and intelligence, helping intellectual property (IP) professionals manage and mitigate portfolio risk. Even though complicated queries sometimes return no results, Derwent Innovation’s combination of proprietary data and global legal coverage makes it a compelling choice.
Overall Rating
Based on 11 users reviews
5
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Starting Price
Custom
Derwent Innovation Specifications
- Workflow Automation
- Legal Research Integration
- Compliance & Security Features
- Reporting And Analytics
What Is Derwent Innovation?
Derwent Innovation software serves as a proprietary patent research application designed to provide trusted data and sophisticated tools for monitoring technology trends and competitive landscapes. The unique data quality enables IP attorneys, patent prosecutors, and corporate teams to inform their Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) opinions, prosecute patents, and support litigation activities. By combining powerful search technology with globally indexed, enriched, and correlated patent data, Derwent Innovation helps businesses and legal teams achieve more confident and reliable intellectual property decisions.
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Who Is Derwent Innovation For?
Derwent Innovation is ideal for a wide range of industries and sectors, including:
- IP Attorneys
- Patent prosecutors
- Competitive analysts
- Academia
- Government institutions
- Life sciences
Is Derwent Innovation Right For You?
If your organization’s core mandate includes high-stakes legal actions, then Derwent Innovation is the essential solution. It uses the exact same patent prior art data relied upon by over 40 global patent and trademark Offices. Derwent Innovation features, such as the expert-curated titles and abstracts, eliminate the need to sift through dense, cryptic original documents.
Still doubtful if Derwent Innovation is the right fit for you? Connect with our customer support staff at (661) 384-7070 for further guidance.
Derwent Innovation Features
Higher-Confidence Patentability
The platform facilitates rapid patentability assessments by providing corrected priority dates and classifications, alongside descriptive abstracts and titles. These enhancements clearly articulate the invention’s novelty, empowering users to perform high-confidence knock-out searches with necessary speed and certainty.
Global FTO Analysis
For more informed Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) decisions, this system incorporates reliable legal status information and correlated patent litigation data. Gathering case details from over 140 jurisdictions, the software ensures professionals have the global perspective needed for effective and swift FTO analyses.
Invalidity Searches
This capability ensures that users find the necessary prior art even when the stakes are elevated, such as during litigation. The process utilizes powerful search tools, combining comprehensive global patent data with dedicated, manually-curated indexing to support thorough and effective invalidity searches.
AI Search
This unique AI search feature is the only one trained exclusively on the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI). This focused training enables the tool to achieve a deeper and more accurate understanding of patent publications, delivering fast and highly reliable results for the user.
Pros And Cons of Derwent Innovation
Pros
Derwent Innovation has strong patent search and analytics tools
It helps find relevant patents quickly
The Smart Search feature pulls accurate results automatically
Users can run patentability and FTO searches easily
Cons
It doesn’t allow users to highlight text or view all figures at once
Complex search strings can be confusing for some users
Derwent Innovation Reviews
Total 11 reviews
5
All reviews are from verified customers
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Enterprise, 500+ employees
“Powerful tools for searching patents”
Pros
The thing I value most is Derwent Innovation's powerful tools for searching and analyzing patents. It lets me find the right patents fast, spot technology trends through visuals and get crucial insights into the innovation field. This approach saves me a huge amount of time I'd otherwise spend on manual research.
Cons
New users might find it a bit overwhelming at first and it does take some time to learn all its capabilities. Also the interface could be more user-friendly but once we get past that initial hurdle, the powerful insights we gain make the effort worthwhile.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
8
Value for money
9
Customer Support
9
Functionality
8
Patent Analyst, 500+ employees
“Excellent patent database search tool”
Pros
I've been using this for patent searches across different types like patentability and FTO work. The smart search feature really stands out, it automatically pulls up relevant patents just based on the terms you enter which saves tons of time.
Cons
The database itself is excellent but the interface for analyzing patents leaves much to be desired. You can't highlight specific words you're looking for and the full figures aren't visible right away, you have to open each patent individually to see all the diagrams and images.
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Ease of use
9
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
8
Mid Market, 51-100 employees
“Helps me hunting down patent records easily”
Pros
My main use for Derwent Innovation is hunting down patent records for different needs, like checking patentability or freedom to operate. Overall its smart search is the standout feature as it automatically pulls up the most relevant patents just from the keywords I type in.
Cons
The database itself is excellent but the interface for analyzing patents is not ideal. As we cannot highlight specific text we want and you have to open each patent individually to see all the diagrams since they are not fully visible in the list view.
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Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
10
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Derwent Innovation have a mobile app?
Information about a Derwent Innovation mobile application is not available.
Does Derwent Innovation offer an API?
Yes, Derwent APIs provide programmatic access to enriched patent data, allowing for seamless integration into existing proprietary systems using a common XML format.
What types of pricing plans does Derwent Innovation offer?
Derwent Innovation price depends on your business needs. Request a customized Derwent Innovation cost quote to find a plan that fits your requirements and budget.
What language does Derwent Innovation support?
Derwent Innovation is primarily available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Who are the typical users of Derwent Innovation?
Derwent Innovation is used by IP attorneys, patent prosecutors, and competitive analysts, as well as in academia, government, and the life sciences sector for research and innovation insights.
What level of support does Derwent Innovation offer?
Derwent Innovation offers support via an online contact form.
What other apps does Derwent Innovation integrate with?
The vendor has not shared information about third-party integrations for this software.