Use Case #1 - Cathode Material Manufacturer

• Improve understanding of the cathode material supply chain and IP licensing agreements through the
  Li-Ion Battery High Energy Cathode Innovation & Patent Review.
• Identify promising R&D areas in which it is possible to move beyond the state-of-the-art, to avoid commoditization.
• Make specific investigations with the ML-based patent search tool, especially because it works also with keywords entered in Mandarin, Japanese & Korean.

Use Case #2 - Solid-State Battery Technology Startup

• Enhance visibility based on the Solid-State Li-Ion Battery Innovation & Patent Review into cathode/anode/solid electrolyte combinations investigated by different companies for specific applications.
• Receive patent filing statistics on solid-state batteries that can also be used as introductory slides at conferences.
• Understand and employ the concept of ML-based searches, specifically because patents filed in East Asia can also be identified.

Use Case #3 - Anode Material Startup

• Understand the current state-of-the-art to come up with next generation innovations.
• Prepare for a future VC financing round with the Li-Ion Battery High Energy Anode Innovation & Patent Review:
  - competitive innovation environment
  - technology decision tree
  - projected process diagrams for key protagonists
  - deep dive - graphene in high energy anodes
• Keep up to date every three weeks on how different branches in the decision tree are being further elaborated.

Use Case #4 - Supercapacitor Manufacturer

• Learn about different technological approaches, such as symmetric vs. asymmetric supercapacitors, novel carbon active materials, electrolytes, etc.
• Keep up to date every three weeks on companies that are newly entering the supercapacitor field.
• Make ML-based searches regarding patenting activities by competitors in the automotive and grid energy storage sector.

Use Case #5 - Academic Research Lab

• Keep up to date every six weeks on developments in industry without losing too much time.
• Find potential industrial collaborators with complementary activities.
• Get familiar with the novel concept of ML-based search.

Use Case #6 - Energy & Intellectual Property Law Firm

• Get a strategic understanding of the global competitive innovation & patent landscape.
• Keep up to date every three weeks on patenting activity by key innovators.
• Save time with the ML-based patent search tool when making specific investigations into large patent portfolios by companies mentioned in the reviews.