What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| transactional/sales | Patent offices' assignment recordation systems (USPTO Assignment Database, EPO Register), patent brokers (e.g. IPOfferings, Tangible IP)… | Per assignment/transaction (patent or portfolio level, with parties and… | public |
| registry/licensing/permits | National/regional patent offices (USPTO, EPO, WIPO, JPO, CNIPA), commercial patent data vendors (Clarivate, Questel, PatSnap, LexisNexis IP) | Per patent/application: legal status, ownership, maintenance-fee payments… | public |
| employment & workforce | Brokerage and IP advisory firms themselves; professional bodies (LES, AIPLA, licensed patent attorney/agent rolls); LinkedIn-derived… | Per firm headcount and per-professional credential/role records | public |
| reviews & sentiment | IP trade press rankings and practitioner surveys (IAM Strategy 300, IAM Market Makers), client testimonials collected by directories | Per firm/individual annual ranking or survey response | public |
| financial filings | Listed IP licensing/brokerage and NPE companies (e.g. Acacia Research, InterDigital, Wi-LAN/Quarterhill, Marathon-type entities) filing… | Quarterly/annual entity-level revenue, licensing income, segment disclosures | public |
| pricing | Brokerage firms, IP transaction advisory/valuation consultancies, royalty-rate databases (e.g. ktMINE, RoyaltySource), litigation damages… | Per deal: asking price, closing price, royalty rate/base per licence agreement | purchasable |
| incident/safety/claims | Court dockets and IP tribunals (PACER, UPC, PTAB, national courts), litigation analytics vendors (Lex Machina, Darts-ip, Docket Navigator)… | Per case/claim and per docket event, linked to asserted patents and parties | purchasable |
| quality & compliance testing | Patent analytics vendors selling patent-strength/quality and standard-essentiality scores (PatentSight, IPlytics, Innography), technical… | Per patent or per portfolio score/claim-chart assessment | purchasable |
| inventory & supply chain | Brokerage listing platforms and marketplaces (IAM Market historically, Tynax, IPOfferings live listings), corporate IP divestment… | Per listed lot/portfolio (asset counts, technology class, jurisdictions… | partnership |
| customer demographics | Brokers' CRM systems and marketplace operators (profiles of corporate buyers, defensive aggregators such as RPX/LOT/AST, NPEs); analytics… | Per buyer/seller organisation: sector, size, acquisition history, technology… | partnership |
| communications/marketing performance | Brokerage firms and marketplace platforms running deal-marketing campaigns (buyer outreach lists, teaser open/response rates), IP… | Per marketing campaign / per prospect contact and response | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.