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IP in the Boardroom

Make Innovation Count Where It Matters Most
IP is no longer just a legal asset. Discover how industry leaders are using patent analytics to inform executive decisions, strengthen investor confidence, and align innovation with strategic business outcomes.

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Empowering C-Suite Decisions with Strategic IP insights. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, intellectual property is no longer just a legal consideration, it is a critical driver of corporate strategy, financial valuation, and competitive advantage. Companies that effectively harness patent analytics and IP intelligence can make informed decisions about technology investments, market positioning, mergers & acquisitions, sustainability reporting, and risk management. Yet, many organizations still treat IP as a back-office function rather than a boardroom-level strategic asset.

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Why IP Belongs in the Boardroom

The most forward-thinking organizations elevate IP discussions to the C-suite, ensuring that patents and innovation portfolios are fully aligned with business objectives, shareholder value creation, and long-term growth strategies. Key reasons why IP must be a core part of executive decision-making include:

Technology & Market Forecasting

Patents are leading indicators of emerging technology trends, disruptive innovation, and competitive movements. By tracking patent filing trends, forward citations, and global portfolio strengths, companies can anticipate where markets are heading before traditional financial signals emerge.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Competitive Benchmarking

Whether in corporate M&A transactions, antitrust reviews, or litigation, the strength and positioning of a company’s patent portfolio can determine deal success or regulatory approval. Patent analytics provide an objective measure of innovation leadership, market dominance, and investment risk.

Sustainability & ESG Reporting

Investors and regulators increasingly evaluate corporate innovation and sustainability through patent-driven metrics. Companies that integrate IP valuation into ESG reporting and financial disclosures can demonstrate their innovation strength and alignment with long-term sustainability goals.

IP in the Boardroom:
How Industry Leaders Showcase Patent Value

Leading companies are using PatentSight+ metrics to integrate IP insights into their annual, financial and sustainability reports, turning innovation into a strategic narrative backed by measurable impact.

Merck KGaA evaluated the sustainability impact of its intellectual property in its 2023 Sustainability Report, aligning innovation with ESG performance.

DENSO uses the Patent Asset Index to benchmark the quality and impact of its patents to highlight innovation in in the environmental and safety domains of the automotive business in its annual report.

Asahi Kasei showcases its patent leadership in sustainable technologies in materials science using analytics from PatentSight+ in its investor presentation.

Siemens includes PatentSight+ data and SDG alignment in its Sustainability Report, connecting innovation to sustainable industrial transformation.

InterDigital highlights PatentSight+ data in investor materials, including its position in the Innovation Momentum Report in its 2024 Investor Day presentation, reinforcing its IP value in wireless standards and licensing.

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LexisNexis PatentSight+
The Solution for Strategic IP Decision-Making

At LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions, we help organizations bring IP into the boardroom with PatentSight+, an industry-leading patent analytics platform designed to:

Identify market shifts and emerging technologies using forward-looking patent data.

Quantify patent portfolio strength with the Patent Asset Index, a globally recognized metric for patent quality and market coverage.

Support M&A strategy, litigation defense, and competitive benchmarking with IP-driven insights.

Enable companies to incorporate IP analytics into financial and sustainability reporting to communicate corporate value to stakeholders.

The LexisNexis Patent Asset Index Methodology

The Patent Asset Index is a scientifically developed, objective measure used to evaluate innovation. This resource provides insights into how the index can be utilized for benchmarking patent portfolios and assessing patent quality, which are crucial for informed decision-making at the board level.

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Explore Our Thought Leadership on IP in the Boardroom

Bringing Actionable IP Intelligence into the Boardroom

This resource offers practical tips and strategies for effectively communicating IP insights to C-suite executives, transforming the patent department into a strategic consulting unit.

It emphasizes the importance of providing actionable insights to support strategic decision-making and includes perspectives from industry leaders.

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Case Study: Competitor Benchmarking Using the Patent Asset Index

This case study analyzes the patent portfolios of two leading IT companies, demonstrating how the Patent Asset Index methodology can uncover disparities in IP revenue generation.

It highlights the significance of focusing on patent quality over quantity and showcases how in-depth patent analysis can inform benchmarking and IP management best practices

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From Filing Cabinets to Boardroom Staples: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Departments

This article discusses the transformation of IP departments from administrative functions to strategic units that influence corporate decisions.

It explores how advanced IP analytics, like those provided by PatentSight+, have empowered IP teams to perform traditional roles more effectively and evolve into strategic partners within organizations..

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Developing an Intellectual Property Strategy

This resource emphasizes the importance of integrating IP strategy into the broader corporate strategy.

It discusses how proactive engagement in IP strategy can mitigate business risks and highlights the role of patent strategy in aligning with business objectives, with insights from industry experts.

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Integrating IP and Sustainability

This article explores how companies can map patents to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), providing a new level of accountability in corporate sustainability solutions.

It emphasizes the role of IP in advancing sustainable innovation and informs strategies for technology investment aligned with sustainability goals.

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