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IRunway

Overview

iRunway is a technology consulting firm that focuses on intellectual property (IP) services, with a particular emphasis on patent research, analytics, and litigation support for the technology sector. The company works with law firms, technology companies, and IP owners on matters such as patent infringement analysis, prior art search, portfolio management, and licensing support.

Key facts

Name iRunway
Industry Intellectual property services, technology consulting
Service areas Patent analytics, litigation support, prior art search, IP licensing
Primary clients Law firms, technology companies, patent owners
Wikidata ID Q5973683

Background

iRunway operates in a segment of the IP services industry that combines technical expertise in fields such as electronics, semiconductors, software, and telecommunications with legal and analytical workflows used during patent prosecution and enforcement. Firms in this category typically support clients through tasks such as claim charting, evidence-of-use analysis, technical expert reports, and portfolio mining for licensing opportunities.

Services

  • Patent litigation support: Technical analysis, claim construction support, and evidence-of-use studies for infringement matters.
  • Prior art and invalidity search: Searches used in patent challenges, oppositions, and inter partes review proceedings.
  • Patent analytics: Landscape studies, white-space analysis, and competitive benchmarking.
  • Licensing and monetisation: Identification and evaluation of high-value patents for licensing programmes.
  • Portfolio management: Pruning, valuation, and strategic mapping of patent assets.

Significance

iRunway is part of a wider ecosystem of India-based IP and legal process outsourcing firms that have emerged as suppliers of high-skill technical analysis to global IP markets. Such firms have contributed to India's role in the knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) sector, where engineering and scientific talent is applied to legal, research, and analytics work originating largely in the United States and Europe.

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