Case Study: NCH Corporation achieves faster IP valuation, rapid white‑space discovery and six‑figure savings with PatSnap

NCH Corporation - Customer Case Study

NCH Corporation, a global leader in industrial, commercial and institutional maintenance products selling in more than 50 countries, needed to find new categories ripe for innovation and speed up product development without sacrificing reliable data. To overcome challenges like identifying prior art and avoiding faulty assumptions early, NCH turned to PatSnap’s platform—notably its landscaping and IP-analysis tools—to support R&D decision-making and market scouting.

Using PatSnap’s platform, NCH rapidly mapped prior art, identified white‑space opportunities, and assessed patent and company IP value for partnerships and acquisitions. PatSnap’s tools helped NCH launch many more projects in a shorter period (moving from three launches in one 1.5‑year period to putting 9–12 products through development with PatSnap), enabled faster IP valuation in deals, and delivered measurable savings—literally hundreds of thousands of dollars—according to NCH.

NCH Corporation

Michael Schuster

Vice President Product Development and Innovation