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EMPLOYING ANALYTICS TO DRIVE RESULTS

June 25, 2019

TOPICS:• Overview

• Core IP Analytics GroupingsPatent preparation/maintenance- Rachel Smith

Portfolio Strategies- Tiffany Fidler

Enforcement/Monetization strategies- Sangeeta Gandhi Shah

• Q&A

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PATENT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT RACHEL SMITH

•Examiner Metrics may be used to guide prosecution decisions

Appeal v. RCE

Interviews

Appeal Forwarding Fee

ANALYTICS-BACKED PROSECUTION

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ANALYTICS: EXAMINER METRICS

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ANALYTICS-BACKED PROSECUTION

ANALYTICS-BACKED PROSECUTION

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ANALYTICS-BACKED PROSECUTION

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ANALYTICS: EXAMINER METRICS

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ANALYTICS-BACKED PROSECUTION

ANALYTICS: EXAMINER METRICS

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ANALYTICS-BACKED PROSECUTION

•Analytics may be used to

Compare outside service providers

• Allowance rates

• Average actions to disposition

• Claim change from issuance to allowance

FIRM AND CLIENT ANALYTICS

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ASSIGNEE STUDY

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Firm Applications Allowance Rate

Months to Disposition Office Actions Ind. Claim

ChangeDep. Claim

Change

Our Firm 260 94% 21.3 1.7 0.1 -2.1

Firm A 172 92% 27.9 2.3 0 -0.6

Firm B 117 77% 24.6 1.8 0 -1.1

Firm C 73 82% 26.1 2.1 0 -0.5

Firm D 73 94% 24.4 1.5 0.1 -1.5

ASSIGNEE STUDY

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Firm Applications Allowance Rate

Months to Disposition Office Actions Ind. Claim

ChangeDep. Claim

Change

Our Firm 260 94% 21.3 1.7 0.1 -2.1

Firm A 172 92% 27.9 2.3 0 -0.6

Firm B 117 77% 24.6 1.8 0 -1.1

Firm C 73 82% 26.1 2.1 0 -0.5

Firm D 73 94% 24.4 1.5 0.1 -1.5

ASSIGNEE STUDY

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Firm Applications Allowance Rate

Months to Disposition Office Actions Ind. Claim

ChangeDep. Claim

Change

Our Firm 260 94% 21.3 1.7 0.1 -2.1

Firm A 172 92% 27.9 2.3 0 -0.6

Firm B 117 77% 24.6 1.8 0 -1.1

Firm C 73 82% 26.1 2.1 0 -0.5

Firm D 73 94% 24.4 1.5 0.1 -1.5

•Extenuating circumstances may lead to varying statistics acrossclients and firmsAmount of foreign prosecution corresponding to the US case

Country of origin

Technologies that differ across firms

FIRM AND CLIENT ANALYTICS

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•Analytics may be used toReview competitor trends

• Identify abandonment rates by technology class

Review your portfolio to identify higher value patents

• Number of citations

USING ANALYTICS TO REVIEW MAINTENANCE FEES

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USING ANALYTICS TO REVIEW MAINTENANCE FEES

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TIFFANY FIDLER

BENCHMARKING, LANDSCAPING, AND ANALYSIS

Own Portfolio

Known Competitor Benchmarking

New Competitor Identification

CITATION PYRAMID

TREND IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT

Grants vs abandonments by technical area

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VISUAL MAPPING

Relecura

ENFORCEMENT/MONETIZATION STRATEGIES

SANGEETA GANDHI SHAH

Ameranth, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza LLC.

GKN Automotive LTD. v. JTEKT Corporation

Background/Pendency

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Ford Global Technologies, LLC v. New World International Inc et al TXND-3-17-cv-03201

BACKGROUND/PENDENCY

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Ameranth, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza LLC.

GKN Automotive LTD. v. JTEKT Corporation

MOTION OUTCOME/RULINGS

EXPERT WITNESS

• Create dossier of potential experts

• Super-vetting

• Minimize risk of Daubert challenges

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CITATION PATTERNS

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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

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PATENT ANALYSIS TOOLS

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Sangeeta Shahsshah@brookskushman.com

CEO

Rachel Smithrsmith@brookskushman.com

Shareholder

Tiffany Fidlertfidler@brookskushman.comCo-Chair Patent Prosecution

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