Semi-automated and inter-active system and method for analyzing patent landscapes
US8412659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/93
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape in one embodiment includes retrieving a plurality of relevant patents indicative of a predetermined conceptual region of the patent landscape from a patent repository using a query. Competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents is conducted using an interactive network-based visualization technique. The competitive analysis is used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.