Research & Validation
Is there real demand for my patented technology?
The short answer
Test it against money already moving: cross-border payments for licensed IP hit a record $1.32 trillion in 2025 — up from $728 billion in 2015, growing about 6% a year. Global demand for licensed technology is real and expanding; the question is whether your slice of it is.
The full picture
Demand signals you can verify this week: companies shipping products your claims read on (the strongest signal), active patent filing growth in your classification, recent acquisitions or licenses of comparable patents, and industry analyst coverage of the problem you solve. Three weak signals don't make a market; one strong one often does.
The absence of signals is information too — sometimes the market hasn't formed yet (timing problem, solvable with patience or a different industry), sometimes it never will (a validation problem, solvable by pivoting the application). Telling those two apart is the single most valuable read on a patent, and it's the heart of what our score delivers.
Where does your patent stand?
The Beyond the Patent Commercialization Score answers that — a professional, factor-by-factor read on your patent's licensing, sale, build, and partner potential.
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