Which information of the competitor can I get with IPR?
IPR  not only give information about business areas, IPR  can also give information on the companies strategy. Furthermore the relation between the number of IPR and the effectively placed products in the market can give an impression of the internal business processes.
How fast product ideas can be placed in the market? How often new procuts can be placed in the market? IPR give also information about the international strategy of a company, if you have a look at the international filed IPR´s.