Discussions with Anji:
Patent Mapping is an exercise that has been done for a long time. There are many tools avaiable for that. Maybe a field too saturated. The need to review literature thoroughly is essential.
A patent map over time may not tell much about a company's strategy. Decisions to patent an idea by a company or abandon patents is very complex, that may not be revealed by patent mapping.
Patenting and keeping a patent "alive" is also financially expensive to a company. Only the best ideas, or those that may have financial implications are patented. Defensive publications of ideas that are only "good" is an alternative to reduce this cost. And technically, even articles published in public domain by a company are also the company's IP.
After the research proposal formulation, it would be good to meet experts in the field. Potential people:
IPR Cell, IISc
A patent lawyer
Other researchers in this area
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