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ByKartik PuttaiahBrain League IP Services
PATENT MINING
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AGENDA
•What is patent mining?
•At what stages should we mine for patent documents, and how patent mining will be useful at each of these stages?
WHAT IS PATENT MINING?
Systematic scanning and analysis of patent documents
PROBLEM
CONCEPT
R&D
PRE-LAUNCH
LITIGATION
WHEN SHOULD WE MINE FOR PATENTS?
SOLVING A PROBLEM…
•Identify the problem
•Gather facts related to the problem
•Analyze the way others have solved the problem
•List the possible solutions to the problem
• Determine the best feasible solutionDr. Joe Daniele, former Director of Licensing at Xerox -
“IP management is the direct connection of R&D to the marketplace”
PROBLEM
CONCEPT
R&D
PRE-LAUNCH
LITIGATION
WHEN SHOULD WE MINE FOR PATENTS?
PATENT LANDSCAPING
PATENT LANDSCAPING…
Vehicle Transmission
Continuously Variable
Transmission
Roller Driven Transmission
Manual Transmission
Automatic Transmission
Belt Driven Transmission
PATENT LANDSCAPING…
Class
Class 2
Class 4
Class 1 Class 3
Class 5
Information through data
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ents
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Class 2
Class 3
Top 5 companies in Class 3
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60N
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ber
of
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ents
Years
Company 1
Company 2
Company 3
Company 4
Company 5
Information through data
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2005
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2007
5
10
15
20
25
30
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40
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50
55
60N
um
ber
of
pat
ents
Years
Company 1
Company 2
Company 3
Company 4
Company 5
Information through data
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60N
um
ber
of
pat
ents
Years
Company 1
Company 2
Company 3
Company 4
Company 5
Patent Expiry Chart
PROBLEM
CONCEPT
R&D
PRE-LAUNCH
LITIGATION
WHEN SHOULD WE MINE FOR PATENTS?
PATENT LANDSCAPING
PATENTABILITYALALYSIS
Example...
Example...
PROBLEM
R&D
LITIGATION
WHEN SHOULD WE MINE FOR PATENTS?
PATENT LANDSCAPING
FREEDOM TO OPERATE
PATENTABILITYANALYSIS
CONCEPT
PRE-LAUNCH
Example...
Example…
Example…
PROBLEM
WHEN SHOULD WE MINE FOR PATENTS?
PATENT LANDSCAPING
FREEDOM TO OPERATE
PATENTABILITYANALYSIS
CONCEPT
R&D
PRE-LAUNCH
LITIGATIONINFRINGEMENT
ANALYSIS
Patent Analysis Overview
Analysis Relevant section of a patent document
Relevant jurisdiction
Patentability analysis Complete patent specification
All over the world
Freedom to operate Claims section of patent specification
Countries in which product has to be launched
Infringement analysis Product specification and elements of patent claims
Patent Invalidation search
Complete patent specification
All over the world
Landscape analysis Claims and detailed description of the patent specification
All over the world
PATENT ANALYTICS
IP STRATEGY
PatentLandscaping
PatentabilityAnalysis
Freedom toOperate
InfringementAnalysis
InvalidationStudy
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