{"id":55546,"date":"2022-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.208.6.27\/xlscout_new\/what-do-you-mean-by-white-space-analysis\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:59:17","slug":"what-do-you-mean-by-white-space-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlscout.ai\/ko\/what-do-you-mean-by-white-space-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you mean by White Space Analysis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">White space analysis is defined as the process of identifying gaps or voids in technology in order to define a less populated area in a patenting technology. White space analysis is also known as grey area identification analysis or white space opportunity mapping.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The grey area is divided into two categories: active whitespace and inactive whitespace. The presence of active whitespace defines the presence of opportunities in technology and its potential advancement with minimal hurdles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the contrary, inactive whitespace defines existing voids in technology but is restricted by the country&#8217;s rules and regulations, which create a hindrance to investment opportunities in the voided technology.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">White space analysis is used to identify market competitors, sales figures, risk assessments, voids, customer details, and other data. An organisation can anticipate and decide whether to sell its products horizontally or vertically using white space analysis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vertical selling is defined as selling a product in its upgraded version at a higher cost of sale, whereas horizontal selling is defined as cross-selling, which is the co-selling of products as supplements or complements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For example, in vertical selling, the basic version and features of a product are updated to a new or higher level, increasing vertical sales, whereas in horizontal selling, products such as laptops are accompanied by bags and stands as a supplementary, increasing product sales.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advantages of the White Space Analysis<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Identifying existing customers in the new space through market analysis and predicting future customers and their expectations by taking into account the circumstances unique to a jurisdiction<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">There may be technological voids in a jurisdiction, but they cannot be filled because of laws in that jurisdiction<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Raising customer awareness of customer attributes such as cost parameters, expectations, and some negative opinions about the product<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Providing a high-level overview of the costs of investing in the newly vacated innovation sector<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Developing the company&#8217;s sales strategy based on horizontal and vertical selling<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gathering information about competitors&#8217; sales strategies in the identified gap, as well as their market ventures, which will be useful in planning the company&#8217;s own sales<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learning about the challenges that exist in a domain motivates an organization to develop an adequate solution to the challenges that exist<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Who Makes a Request for White Space Analysis?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A white space analysis is typically requested by a company that wants to expand its market presence into a new domain. In short, a white space analysis is requested by a company looking to expand and strengthen its intellectual property portfolio, or by a new company looking to build an IP portfolio.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For example, this white space analysis is useful when an entity is involved in the shoe-making process and wishes to enter the cosmetics domain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In another case, when an organization is working in shoe-making technology and is looking for ways to enhance the effectiveness and quality of the shoes by evaluating a new technology or process for strengthening their existing shoe-making technology, this white space analysis is useful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Method for Finding Patent White Space<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In most cases, white space analysis is performed as part of the patent landscape search and analysis. The process of identifying the grey area follows the same basic steps as technology landscape search and analytics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. First Phase\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The first phase involves identifying and categorizing a broad technology into major technologies, types, sources, applications, characteristics, methods, and other similar categories. This corresponds to the landscape&#8217;s technology segmentation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This type of preliminary planning would give the researcher an idea of how to approach the process in an organized manner in order to cover the entire broad domain. This is possible in both automatic and manual mode.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Several commercial patent databases provide specialized services to businesses looking to expand their business, such as automatic landscape and white space technology segmentation and additional analysis. With a single click, the data in this type of analysis can be adjusted to meet the needs of the company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Second Phase\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The retrieval of relevant patents, non-patent literature, publications, theses and dissertations, blogs, commercial products, and other materials corresponding to the technology domain with bibliographic details is the second phase in patent white space.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This can be accomplished by conducting keyword-based, inventor-based, patent classification-based, and applicant or assignee-based searches in both patent and non-patent database sources. The next step is to standardize the data. Data standardization includes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Citing only one patent per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/searching-for-patents\/helpful-resources\/first-time-here\/patent-families\/inpadoc.html\">INPADOC family<\/a> and eliminating family duplications, as well as removing irrelevant patents<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1276,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Including all members of the patent family (depending upon the requirements)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1276,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">In an order, format the date and names of the inventors and applicants<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1276,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Determining the standard applicant name for subsidiaries, mergers and acquisitions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1276,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>3. Third Phase\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The third phase is technology segmentation. Alternatively, the third phase is accomplished by grouping the identified techniques from the citations into broad technologies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Last Phase\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The last phase in the white space process is mapping major technologies with sub-technologies and their attributes such as methods, characteristics, material type, and applications.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Furthermore, the non-patent literature is examined to identify existing problems and their solutions, as well as to address future problems that may arise during the research and development of the innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To demonstrate the challenges, the data can be presented in a matrix format with a heat map view and in a comparative manner.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is White-Space Mapping?\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">White space opportunity mapping is the process of mapping technologies with their attributes such as sub-technologies, applications, characteristics, and so on, in order to identify the domain&#8217;s innovation void. The mapping&#8217;s focus is based on the following factors:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">External focus on available technologies, market status, and potential market voids in order to generate new opportunities for company expansion. The external focus reveals the presence of competitors in the voided or slightly voided technology, existing players and new customers in less crowded areas; gaps revealing the possibility of merging and acquisition; a modern technological market with no intellectual property protection; sales and marketing activity<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The internal focus is to assess the company&#8217;s ability to deal with current opportunities and threats from competitors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The goal of future focus is to forecast the future based on external focus data such as current technologies, market status, and potential voids<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to Find White Spaces?\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are several ways to identify the white spaces.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using a matrix to compare technologies or sub-technologies. For example, a major technology is mapped against the sub-technologies to figure out the opportunities available at the sub-technology level<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Comparing technologies with their attributes, such as characteristics or applications in a matrix. For example, a major technology is mapped with an application in a matrix to discover the most crowded and least crowded applications that use the technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Identifying new opportunities and existing issues in the non-patent literature and review articles. Finally, mapping the problems with the solutions allows the company to build an approach idea for resolving various existing problems<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How Should You Approach White Space Analysis?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">A company can perform self-analysis to identify related domain-oriented opportunities. They need to understand both internal and external parameters in order to identify a few related technologies with potential opportunities that are closely related to the company&#8217;s interests. Internal parameters include the company&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses, operating capacity, turnover, manpower, and risk to competitors; while external parameters include the market situation, technology, customer nature, product cost, product distribution, underlying risks associated with technologies, customer preference and expectations, and so on<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Identifying a segmentation of the few recognized technologies where the company&#8217;s current strength allows for new market entry. Depending on the type of recognized technology, these technologies are segmented and clustered technology-wise, type-wise, source-wise, application-wise, and others<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Extracting relevant information from patent and non-patent literature sources and recombining the previously separated groups. The pooling consists of all possible methods for producing a specific technology, all possible materials used in technology, all possible sources of technology, and the widespread application of the technology<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mapping technology versus major technology, sub technology, materials, characteristics, methods, and applications in a matrix to identify dense and sparse areas<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Confirming the grey area by cross-referencing patents and non-patent literature before moving forward with the company&#8217;s next steps<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In general, white space analysis is used to forecast potential opportunities and risks in a technological domain. The predicted analysis may provide the company with comfort and reliability to take the next investment step in their expansion and venture with minimal risk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In some cases, companies refuse to move ahead with the white space search and analysis. Because they believe the predicted data is not reliable or valid. And, this could result in a loss of investment, effort, and time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What Are the Contents of a White Space Analysis Report?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The White Space Analysis Business Report is divided into several sections. They are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The goals and understanding of the grey area study, as well as the client requirements<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The approach methodology typically includes keywords,\u00a0classification codes, inventors&#8217; or applicants&#8217; names, and so on for the technology of interest.<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Based on the study findings, a summary and vision of the technology&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses are provided<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Existing problems in the domain are identified through market and non-patent literature analysis<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The color-coded heat map analytics show the concentration of the intellectual protection crowd in a technology<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Market analysis to provide insight into the current market status, grey area customers, and a prediction about the grey area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The grey area identification analysis can be performed manually or automatically. Subsequently, the report can be presented in a pool of excel files containing a list of pertinent patents and NPL. These files are manually segmented according to white-spaced domains.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Several commercial patent databases, on the other hand, allow the entity to either manually or automatically analyze the patent literature in order to uncover the basic insights needed for white space <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Should You Perform White Space Analysis?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There should be two scenarios for the white space analysis. They are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Identifying opportunities in a new technology area to enter a new market and expand the company&#8217;s intellectual property portfolio. <\/span><\/span>This can be accomplished through the use of a technology versus application matrix. Here each individual technology is mapped corresponding to the applications. It determines the space for making the leap into a new area.<\/li>\n<li>Identifying gaps in the company&#8217;s current product status and resolving issues to improve the product&#8217;s quality, efficacy, and efficiency. This gap in the existing grey area can be analyzed by evaluating the issues that impede product quality. Further, developing appropriate solutions to overcome the obstacles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Who Makes Use of White Space Analysis?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">White space analysis is used by employees at all levels of a company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The technology analysis helps the R&amp;D team streamline new product development based on available resources and opportunity gaps.<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The market status, customer, market analysis, cost analysis, customer interest, and expectations and threats provide some insight for the planning team&#8217;s decision-making process for new product development.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The risk assessment provides the business development team with an overview of the investment opportunities and risk details.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A voided area, for example, may have a few associated negative space hurdles. These hurdles\u00a0make it difficult for payers to enter the area. These negative hurdles would aid in forecasting the anticipated risk that comes with the company&#8217;s new investments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">White Space Analysis Databases<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>As previously stated, conducting white space mind map analysis is similar to reviewing patent literature using patent landscapes.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Openly available patent databases and patent office databases, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/\">Google Patents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/patentscope\/en\/\">World Intellectual Property Organization-Patentscope<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/portal\/en\/index.html\">Lens.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepatentsonline.com\/\">FreePatentsOnline<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/\">United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldwide.espacenet.com\/\">Espacenet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpo.go.jp\/e\/\">Japan Patent Office (IPDL)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chinesepatentoffice.com\/\">Chinese Patent Office (SIPO)<\/a>, and many others, are useful in this analysis process. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xlscout.ai\">XLSCOUT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cas.org\/support\/training\/stn\/patent\">STN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/innovation.thomsonreuters.com\/en.html\">Thomson Innovation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questel.com\/ip-intelligence-software\/orbit-intelligence\/\">Questel-Orbit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patbase.com\/login.asp\">PatBase<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexisnexisip.com\/solutions\/patent-search\/\">TotalPatent<\/a>, and many other commercial databases are available.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are a number of tools available for locating commercial products and non-patent literature. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">These include journal websites, search engines such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/\">Science Direct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\">Google Scholar<\/a>, and others, dissertations and theses, and commercial websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Can XLSCOUT Assist with White Space Analysis?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">XLSCOUT&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/xlscout.ai\/techscaper\">AI-based tools<\/a> use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to provide useful insights into the technologies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With a single click, our tools provide insights into the grouping of patents and publications in a domain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The insights are,\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Based on the intellectual property dataset, trend-wise analysis shows the technological advancements over time. 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