competitive-intelligence

name	competitive-intelligence
description	Analyze competitor IP portfolios — comparative patent portfolio reports with strategy inference. Budget: 120 patent families, 15 claim parses, 40 web searches.

Competitive Intelligence

Analyzes competitor patent portfolios to infer R&D strategy, identify strengths and weaknesses, and produce comparative intelligence reports.

Purpose

Profile competitor IP portfolios to understand their technology focus, filing strategy, geographic coverage, and potential future directions. Enables strategic IP positioning.

Budget

Metric	Target
Patent families analyzed	120
Claim parses	15
Web searches completed	40

State Ledger

Metric	Target	Current	%
Patent families analyzed	120	0	0%
Claim parses completed	15	0	0%
Web searches completed	40	0	0%
Competitors profiled	—	0	—
Portfolio comparisons	—	0	—

HARD-GATE: Cannot exit iteration loop until 80% of patent families (96), claim parses (12), and web searches (32) budget met.

Available Tactics

Tactic	When to Use
patent-family-tracing	Build complete portfolio for each competitor
classification-navigation	Map competitor technology focus areas
claim-decomposition	Analyze claim scope of competitor key patents

Available SOPs

SOP	Role in This Strategy
patent-query-formulation	Generate assignee-focused search queries
assignee-normalization	Resolve subsidiary/parent relationships
patent-categorization	Classify competitor patents by technology area
citation-network-analysis	Map inter-competitor citation relationships
trend-analysis	Analyze competitor filing velocity and direction
claim-parsing	Parse key competitor claims for scope analysis
quality-scoring	Assess competitor patent quality distribution
legal-status-assessment	Determine active vs. expired competitor IP
saturation-detection	Confirm portfolio coverage is complete
patent-synthesis	Produce competitive intelligence report

Execution Guidance

1. Competitor identification — Identify target competitors from user input or landscape data
2. Assignee normalization — Resolve all name variants and subsidiaries with assignee-normalization
3. Portfolio collection — Search for all patents per competitor using patent-query-formulation
4. Family tracing — Complete portfolio with patent-family-tracing
5. Categorization — Classify each competitor's patents by technology with patent-categorization
6. Trend analysis — Analyze filing patterns per competitor with trend-analysis
7. Citation analysis — Map cross-citation between competitors with citation-network-analysis
8. Key claim analysis — Parse top patents per competitor with claim-parsing
9. Quality assessment — Score portfolios with quality-scoring
10. Synthesis — Produce comparative report with patent-synthesis

Output Format

# Competitive Patent Intelligence: [Technology Domain]

## Competitor Profiles
### [Competitor A]
- Portfolio size: [N] families
- Technology focus: [top IPC classes]
- Filing trend: [increasing/stable/declining]
- Geographic coverage: [jurisdictions]
- Key patents: [top 3 by quality score]

## Comparative Analysis
| Metric | Comp A | Comp B | Comp C |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Total families | | | |
| Filing velocity (last 3yr) | | | |
| Avg quality score | | | |
| Geographic breadth | | | |

## Citation Network
[Inter-competitor citation patterns and influence]

## Strategic Inferences
[R&D direction, potential acquisitions, licensing opportunities]

## Recommendations
[Positioning strategy relative to competitors]