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Services Overview –

IP Management Services

IP Management

Services

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Solution Offerings | IP Management Services

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•Patentability Search

•Whitespace analysis

•Patent Landscape

•Design Search

Patenting Support

•Patent Portfolio Evaluation &

Management

•Freedom-to- operate

•Design Around Study

Strategic IP

LexInnova provides IP management services to help companies manage and maximize

the value of their IP Portfolios



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•Patent Landscape

•Design Search

Patenting Support


Management



Strategic IP

Patenting Support

Services

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Patentability Search | Methodology

Phase IIIPhase I Phase II

•Identification of technology expert based on the field of invention

•Understanding of the Subject Matter; preparation of key-features; identification of keywords and classes (US, CPC & IPC)

•Preparing a technology memorandum based on identified information

•Preparing key strings for the search, conducting class based search & patent analysis

•Identifying key assignees and inventors using the top results of keyword based and class based searches; performing assignee and inventor based searches

•Conducting Non-patent literature search that includes research articles, products/ product manuals, news and reports, books, etc.

•Shortlisting of Relevant Prior-Art: Prior art that discloses, teaches, or suggests one or more elements of the claims/inventive features are identified

•Analysis of shortlisted references to identify potential prior art

•Performing detailed quality check

•Preparation of search report

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Patentability Search | Sample Patentability mapping

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White Space Analysis | Process Model


• Defining the scope of analysis based on client’s comment/suggestions

• Key/unique features pertaining to the technology/portfolio are identified

• Search strategies are formulated to capture patents / published applications related to the domain/portfolio

• The keywords and their semantic variations are used in subscription- based database

• Screening most relevant patents from the captured patent set (in case of technology white space analysis)

• Preparation of taxonomy based on technology/ portfolio

• Bucketing the screened patents based on the devised taxonomy

• Extraction of Legal status of the patents

• Determining trends in the technology/portfolio

• Benchmarking of top competitors (in case of technology white space analysis)

• Creating insights with respect to identify whitespaces in the technology/ portfolio

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Methodology followed in the white space analysis is quite similar to that followed in our technology landscape analysis. But thedifference between the two analysis lies in the insights of the study.


White Space Analysis | Sample Bucketing

Relevant Images of patents are hosted on secure LexInnova server which areconveniently hyperlinked for easy client’s access.

Relevant patents are categorized based on relevant technology heads called Taxonomy for better understanding

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LexInnova’s proprietary search interface is embedded in MS Excel for easy drill down of important patents based upon multipleparameters of interest for the clients. For instance, client can look for patents in a particular technology head or patents of particular

assignees. The results are listed down in a separate worksheet

White Space Analysis | Search Interface

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Country-wise technology coverage

White space analysis

White Space Analysis | Sample Graphical Analysis

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Landscape Analysis | Process Model


• Defining the scope of analysis based on client’s comment/suggestions

• Key/unique features pertaining to the technology are identified

• Search strategies are formulated to capture patents / published applications related to the domain

• The keywords and their semantic variations are used in subscription- based database

• Screening most relevant patents from the captured patent set

• Preparation of taxonomy based on technology

• Bucketing the screened patents based on the devised taxonomy

• Extraction of Legal status

• Determining trends in the technology

• Benchmarking of top competitors

• Creating insights using our proprietary methodologies-LexScore™, LexMap™ etc.

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Landscape Analysis | Sample Bucketing

Relevant Images of patents are hosted on secure LexInnova server which areconveniently hyperlinked for easy client’s access.

Relevant patents are categorized based on relevant technology heads called Taxonomy for better understanding

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LexInnova’s proprietary search interface is embedded in MS Excel for easy drill down of important patents based upon multipleparameters of interest for the clients. For instance, client can look for patents in a particular technology head or patents of particular

assignees. The results are listed down in a separate worksheet

Landscape Analysis | Search Interface

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GeographicalCoverage

Grant/Application Ratio

Company ACompany B

• A competitive intelligence methodology

• Provides a 360 degree view of the relative

positioning of patent filers in a particular domain

• Evaluates the maturity of the portfolio based on

multiple quality parameters and patenting activity

• Provides a granular level analysis of multiple parameters which govern the overall quality and market potential of a portfolio

• Helps corporations in identifying parameter where they lag, thereby enabling companies to focus in that specific area

• Instrumental in gaining competitive advantage by evaluating one’s portfolio with respect to other players in the market

LexCompete™ LexCompare™

Landscape Analysis | Methodologies

Proprietary Framework for performing Advanced Business Analytics using Patent Data

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Country-wise technology coverage

White space analysis Geography distributionTechnology-Assignee analysis

Competitive Portfolio Analysis

Landscape Analysis | Other Sample Graphical Analysis

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Design Search | Methodology


•Identification of key aesthetics of the design disclosed in the invention

•Understanding of the aesthetics of the design; preparation of key-features; identification of keywords and classes

•Preparing a technology memorandum based on identified information

•Preparing key strings for the search, conducting class based search on various paid & free databases

•Identifying key assignees and inventors using the top results of keyword based and class based searches; performing assignee and inventor based searches

•Shortlisting of Relevant Prior-Art: Prior art that discloses, teaches, or suggests the key aesthetics of the design are identified

•Analysis of shortlisted references to identify potential prior art

•Performing detailed quality check

•Preparation of search report

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Design Search | Sample Snapshots

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•Patent Landscape

•Design Search

Patenting Support


Management



Strategic IP



Strategic IP Support

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Present Applicability Future Applicability

Detectability

Market Applicability & Detectability Analysis

Patent Portfolio Evaluation & Management| Methodologies

LexScore™

LexScore is focused towards the monetization (licensing/sale) of a portfolio.

• Assesses the market potential of patents based on multiple quality parameters and their remaining validity

• Reflects the true strength of the patent, relative to the patents falling under the same technology ambit

• Aids in identification of key patents in portfolio and, provides a wide angle view of the portfolio’s strength.

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The LexScore is determined by analyzing the following factors:

• Present & Future Market Applicability

• Detectability (Ease of finding the ‘Evidence of Use’)

• Enforceable Life of patents

• Forward Rejection analysis (by considering the 102, 103 rejectionsand the amendments or abandonment brought about by thepatent). More number of forward rejections indicate that theparticular patent is very strong.

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We use various proprietary methodologies for performing advanced portfolio analysis, which help clients in taking strategic decisions like ‘buying/ selling’ of portfolio and, for initiating licensing endeavors

• Evaluates present market applicability of a portfolio. It is a product of

exhaustive market research, which maps the products available in the

market with the patents they use/incorporate.

• Helps corporations to uncover the present market potential of the

portfolio and identifies the highly exploitable patents present.

Patent Portfolio Evaluation & Management| Methodologies

LexMap™

• Evaluates the validity strength of individual patents, leading to

the overall strength assessment of the portfolio

• Helps identify weak patents/technology areas in the portfolio

that may possess potential threat during a downstream

litigation or licensing activity

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Patent Portfolio Evaluation & Management | Methodologies

High LexScore indicates key patents that

provide strength to portfolio on

commercial, technology and legal fronts

SWOT Analysis

Low LexScore can identify the weak-

links in the portfolio on commercial,

technology and legal fronts

High density LexMap indicates higher out-

licensing opportunities for the portfolio

Lower Ranked patents in the LexMap

framework pose threats of invalidity during

transactions or litigations

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IBM Corp.

Microsoft Corporation

Intel Corporation

Symantec

Red Hat Inc.

Hewlett-Packard

Oracle

Hitachi Ltd.

CITRIX SYSTEMS INC.

McAfee Inc.

FUJITSU LIMITED

Parallels Holdings Ltd.

VERITAS Operating Corporation

SAP AG

Sun Microsystems Inc.

EMC Corporation

JUNIPER NETWORKS INC.

Quest Software Inc.

DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

NetApp Inc.

Novell Inc.

Gogrid LLC

Apple Inc.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.

Portfolio Application Focus

Portfolio Technology Evolution

Geographical Presence

Top Citing Assignees

Patent Portfolio Evaluation | Other Sample Graphical Analysis

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Freedom-to-Operate Search | Methodology

• Assignment of project based on technology field

• Understanding of subject matter

• Key features are identified based on the information provided by the client

• Identification of relevant key classes (IPC, CPC, USC)

• Keywords and their synonyms are listed down

• Search for identifying various relevant patents based on framed search strategy in different databases

• Broad keyword based search limited by US classes or IPC classes is carried out

• Patents which claim or suggest one or more elements of the technical disclosure/product specification are identified

Phase III

• Important assignees and inventors are identified based on relevant patents

• Search is conducted for identified assignee and inventor names

• Citation analysis is performed on relevant patents to uncover further prior arts

Phase IV

• Final references are selected from the shortlisted references and legal statuses are extracted

• Relevant patent prior art is color coded and matched with the features of the technical disclosure/product specification for easy understanding of the client

• Report preparation and quality check.

Phase I Phase II

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Freedom-to-Operate Search | Sample Product feature mapping

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Design Around Study | Methodology

• Assignment of project based on technology field

• Understanding of subject matter

• Key features are identified based on the information provided by the client

• Identification of relevant key classes (IPC, CPC, USC)

• Keywords and their synonyms are listed down

• Search for identifying various relevant patents based on framed search strategy in different databases

• Broad keyword based search limited by US classes or IPC classes is carried out

• Patents which claim or suggest one or more elements of the technical disclosure/product specification are identified

Phase III

• Important assignees and inventors are identified based on relevant patents

• Search is conducted for identified assignee and inventor names

• Citation analysis is performed on relevant patents to uncover further prior arts

Phase IV

• Final references are selected from the shortlisted references and legal statuses are extracted

• Final references are analyzed and possible design-around alternatives are identified

• Report preparation and quality check.

Phase I Phase II

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Methodology followed in the design around study is quite similar to the methodology followed in freedom-to-operate search. But in the design around study, possible “design around” alternatives to the products are identified and analyzed to avoid potential infringement..


Design Around Study | Sample Product feature mapping

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Design Around Study | Sample Product feature mapping

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Methods

Original PatentAttributes → Post

Design-AroundAttributes

Statements

Elimination of a Key Feature

A+B+C+D →A+B+C Circumvention of the All Elements Rule

Replacement of a Key Feature

A+B+C+D →A+B+C2+D3 Key Feature C≠C2Key Feature D≠D2

Circumvention of the All Elements Rule & the Doctrine of Equivalents

Combination of Key Features

A+B+C+D →A+B+E Key Feature, C+D≠E


Decomposition of a Key Feature

A+B+C+D →A+B+C+D2+D3

Key Feature, D1≠D2+D3



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