Identification of competitive environment

The chart shows the competitive environment of Archangel based on technological similarity of patents. EconSight uses cutting-edge AI-based patent analysis to identify conceptually close patents to Archangel’s patents. The relevance of the companies and universities shown is calculated as the similarity of their patents compared to Archangel’s patents. The closer to the core, the higher the similarity. A patent owner is positioned according to its closest patent’s distance. The environment is further categorized into segments. A distinction is made between small companies (competitors), large companies (potential exit partners), and universities and research institutes (where potential new startups can be expected). Some government agencies are also active in the field, these are sorted into universities. The bubble size reflects the number of patents in the field. The bubble color reflects the headquarter region. whole regions can be (de-)selected in the legend. A distinction is made regarding Chinese patents. Chinese companies with patents only active in China can be (de-) selected separately. Chinese companies with international patents are part of the Asia region.

A mouseover over the bubbles reveals further company information such as a snapshot of the broad business activity, company headquarters, a summary of their patent activity in this field compared to Archangel, as well as a link with further information of the closest patent of the company in this field.