ITPEC IP April 2024 Question 85
ITPEC IP April 2024 — Question 85 of 100
A patent portfolio is the organized collection of patents and applications a company holds and manages as a strategic whole. Reviewing their business contribution, technical coverage, synergies, remaining life, competitive blocking power, licensing potential, and possible application fields helps determine where to file, maintain, abandon, acquire, or license intellectual property.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- (b) describes a possible pattern across stages of technological innovation, not a portfolio
- (c) describes a market-growth and market-share portfolio matrix for businesses or products
- (d) describes cross-licensing, where patent holders grant one another usage rights
Key rule: A patent portfolio treats multiple intellectual-property rights as coordinated strategic assets rather than evaluating each patent in isolation.
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