If not identified early on, Non-practicing entities can pose a significant threat to businesses in the form of lawsuits and payment claims. In the United States, NPEs are responsible for an average of 60% of all patent litigations. A large proportion of these disputes involve German automobile manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes, VW and Audi and their suppliers.

Patents that are owned by NPEs and are heavily cited indicate a potential threat to citing companies. PatentSight helps you to identify the NPE patents that represent the most relevant prior art for your most important technology.