Identification of licensing targets using citation neighbor search process
US7433884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable database can be used by a client organization with substantial numbers of patents to identify target organizations that may be interested in licensing said patents. The database combines the power of citation analysis for identifying licensing targets with the power of citation neighbor searching for identifying similar patents and for overcoming some of the weaknesses inherent with citation analysis. A company can identify targets outside of its core industry that may be interested in licensing the technology in its patents.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.