TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION & IP TRANSACTIONS
Unlock new markets for your technology.
We help technology and patent owners evaluate their IP, uncover commercial and defense applications, and identify potential buyers, licensees and development partners.
Prior-art research • Preliminary freedom-to-operate screening • Market assessment • Targeted outreach
Powered by proprietary software and human-reviewed research.
You control the relationships, negotiations and transaction decisions.
Give your technology portfolio a next step.
A reviewed recommendation
Advance, Strengthen or Pass, with reasons and gaps.
A ranked buyer and partner landscape
Who to approach, why they fit and where to start.
A managed outreach record
Contact attempts, actual responses and next steps.
Research at scale. Opportunities that need a path to market.
Annual patent activity
| Measure | United States | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|
| Patent applications filed | 603,000+ | 3.7 million |
| Patents granted | 326,000 | 2.1 million |
Note: 2024 invention/utility patent figures, rounded. U.S. figures include domestic and foreign applicants. Counts represent applications and grants, not unique inventions. Applications and grants in the same year are not the same cohort.
Sources: WIPO (opens in a new tab), NSF (opens in a new tab)
U.S. research investment
| Measure | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Federal R&D obligations | $194.2 billion |
| University R&D spending | $117.7 billion |
| Federal funding included in university R&D | $64.6 billion |
Note: Federal funding is included in university R&D spending. These figures overlap and should not be added. Patent activity above covers all sectors and is not attributed solely to this research funding.
Sources: NSF federal R&D (opens in a new tab), NSF university R&D (opens in a new tab)
The challenge is finding the right application and the right partner.
What Clearpath does
Assess the Technology
Review prior art, published claims, potential freedom-to-operate concerns and technical readiness.
Define the Market
Identify commercial and defense applications, competing approaches, customer needs and adoption requirements.
Identify the Right Partners
Prioritize potential buyers, licensees and development partners using company-specific evidence and a clear fit rationale.
Advance the Opportunity
Prepare positioning, identify relevant contacts and conduct authorized outreach with follow-up and response tracking.
See our work in action
Explore examples of technology assessments, market research, partner identification and outreach supported by CompassIP.
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IP assessment scorecard
Assess IP strengths and gaps with a structured scorecard.
Example screens shown for illustration. They are not live opportunity listings.
How the analysis works
IP Position & Prior-Art Research
Patent and scientific-literature prior-art research, published-claim analysis, patent landscape review and preliminary freedom-to-operate screening. Identify potential differentiation, third-party patent concerns and evidence gaps.
Commercialization Pathway
Evaluate potential applications, market fit, competing technologies, adoption requirements and routes to market, including licensing, development partnerships, spinouts and sales.
Capital Readiness
Assess development milestones, funding needs, potential grant and non-dilutive funding sources, SBIR/STTR fit and investor alignment.
Partner Targeting
Connect the assessment findings to potential licensees, buyers, development partners and funders. Company research explains the evidence behind each match and helps prioritize further qualification and outreach.
Sources include USPTO, EPO, SBIR.gov, SAM.gov, USASpending, SEC EDGAR, Census, BLS and proprietary deal references.
Who Clearpath serves
Technology Transfer Offices
Prioritize disclosures, identify licensees and execute outreach.
IP Brokerages & Corporate IP
Triage portfolios, identify buyers and support monetization.
Accelerators & Investors
Screen cohorts and portfolios by readiness, IP position and fit.
Start with an assessment. Add support as you need it.
Managed Commercialization
Turn more of your portfolio into active opportunities. Assessment, buyer and licensee targeting, and coordinated outreach for up to ten technologies—from $3,500 per month.
From $3,500 per month
Three-month initial commitment ($10,500 minimum), then month-to-month.
- Assessment for up to ten named technologies during the initial engagement, completed as work progresses.
- Buyer and licensee targeting for the named technologies.
- Coordinated outreach, with responses and opportunities brought back to your team.
- Up to ten campaigns may operate concurrently; each launches when targeting, materials and written customer authorization are ready.
- Your organization retains negotiations and transaction decisions.
This is monthly portfolio support, not ten separately purchased campaign packages or ten new technologies each month. Additional technologies and larger portfolios require agreed scope.
Includes the research, target rationale, available contact details, outreach materials, campaign history and recommended next steps, shared during the engagement and consolidated as each campaign is completed.
Assessment offerings
Assess & Prioritize
IP, market and capital-readiness assessment, including prior-art research and preliminary freedom-to-operate screening.
$995
Per technology
Assess + Map
Assessments plus a pathway and partner map.
$1,995 total
Per technology · Assess & Prioritize included · $1,000 upgrade from an existing $995 assessment
Portfolio Assessment & Prioritization
Rank ten technologies by readiness and fit.
$6,500 total
10 technologies in one defined batch · individual assessments and comparative ranking · no outreach
Execute the Campaign
A complete assessment, buyer and licensee map, campaign preparation, and three months of outreach for one technology.
$6,995 complete package
One technology · optional continuation at $2,500 per month
The three-month outreach period begins after campaign materials and targeting are approved and written authorization is received. Assessment and campaign preparation precede that period.
Prior Assess & Prioritize or Assess + Map payments for the same technology are credited toward the package total. CompassIP credit purchases are excluded.
Includes research reports, target companies, identified contacts, outreach history, responses and a consolidated handover.
Platforms built by Clearpath.
CompassIP
Assess IP, market opportunity, and capital readiness; identify potential buyers and partners; and organize outreach in one workspace.
CaptureIP
Organize invention disclosures, prepare specifications and claims, and support prosecution workflows with AI-assisted drafts for practitioner review.
Clearpath Enterprise
Your own technology commercialization platform.
Sensitive information stays under the owner's control.
Discuss an asset, a need or an engagement.
From evidence to transaction.
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