Global patent analysis for renewable energy

A European company asked us to conduct intellectual property (IP) due diligence on a technology it was looking to acquire. The renewable energy focused on the production of photovoltaic cells. In less than one month, we coordinated prior art searches in Europe and the U.S., evaluated the search results containing over 500 U.S. and European patents, provided our opinion on freedom to operate with the target technology, and set up a system to monitor European and U.S. patents that may be granted in the future.