Manish Sinha presented on taking patent research platforms beyond search by providing additional analytical tools and visualizations. These include improved machine translation, legal status analysis, competitive monitoring dashboards, text mining and technology analysis through clustering, heat maps and network maps. Other features discussed were integrated reporting, patent quality ranking, portfolio analysis and tools for licensing professionals such as citation analysis and royalty rate benchmarks. The presentation highlighted expanding patent platform capabilities beyond search to provide insights through advanced analytics.

1. M A N I SH S I N H A
C H I E F T E C H N O LO G Y O F F I C E R
G R I D L O G I C S
. I I - S D V 2 0 1 6 . N I C E .
Taking Patent Research
Platforms Beyond Search

2. Innovations for ?
Patent
Professional
Patent/Scientific
Information
Department
Patent Analyst /
Technology
Manager
Licensing
Professional / IP
Manager

3. While the race for more content and coverage
continues….

4. Patent
Professional
Better Searchable English Translations
Rule
Based MT
Statistical
MT
Hybrid MT

5. Search Engine
Publication Based > Family Based > “Hybrid”
Benefits:
• No need to export result
everytime to gather precise
insights
• Capability to decide which
record shows up in your results
view when searching by family
• Flexibility to choose the type of
underlying engine most suited
for your task
Patent
Professional

6. • Image Search Anyone ??? (in 2016/2017)
Beyond Boolean Search
Definitely not a replacement !
• Search Similar Patents
• Natural Language Searching
Patent
Professional

7. Legal Status Analysis
Because INPADOC Legal Status is getting better and updates are faster
Patent
Professional
• Legal Status Timelines
• Calculated Legal Status search
fields

8. Competitive Monitoring and Assessment
Patent Dashlets®
Create and share multiple
interactive dashboards for
different teams. (E.g. legal,
marketing).
• Each dashboard
combines fields relevant
to each team.
• Share multiple
dashboards from one
project each being
exclusive to a team
• Dashlet can include
interactive Custom
fields such as drop-
downs, bullets,
checkbox, etc.
• Clean integration of PL
and NPL
Patent/Scientific
Information
Department
Search Analysis & Evaluation Reporting
R&D R&D / Management

9. Patent & Scientific Information
Management
• Centralized Repository for Competitive Data
• Management of PL and NPL
• Easy access to Full-text, Images and PDFs
• Clean Integration of Data from many sources
• Support for Third-party families
• Custom Fields and Complex data types to store organizational meta
data
• Delivery models suited for every type of customer – SaaS, Private
Cloud, Enterprise
Patent/Scientific
Information
Department

10. Integrated Reporting Dashboards
• Fully Configurable by the user without any programming need
• Mix of Data and Visualizations
• Dynamic with integrated set of relevant filters
• Save Templates so that you don’t have configure new one every time
Patent/Scientific
Information
Department

11. Technology Mining & Analysis
• Text Mining Techniques
• Tokenization/ Keyword Extraction
• Clustering
• Rule Based Classifiers
• NLP/Learning
• Manual Categorization
• Combining Bibliometric and Text based fields for 2D
Matrix/HeatMaps
• Visualizations
• Bubble Matrix Charts
• Network Analysis (using Self Organizing Maps)
• Clustering Maps using K-Means/ Naïve Bayesian with
contours
Patent Analyst
/ Tech.
Manager

12. Technology Mining Examples – 3D Printing Manual Categorization
By Technologies By Materials By Applications
 Ballistic Layer Manufacturing
 Cladding
 Computer Numerical Control
(CNC)
 Contour Crafting
 Digital Light Processing
 Direct Laser Forming
 Direct Manufacturing
 Direct Metal Deposition
 Direct Metal Laser Sintering
 Direct Shell Production Casting
 Electron Beam Melting
 Electron Beam Projection
Lithography
 Electrophoretic Deposition
 Fused Deposition Modeling
 Inkjet Deposition
 Laminated Object Manufacturing
 Laser Ablation
 Laser Engineered Net Shaping
 Laser Metal Forming
 Laser Powder Forming
 LaserCusing
 Microfabrication
 Multi-Jet Modeling
 …
 ABS Plastic
 Alkyd
 Aluminum
 Carbon Fiber
 Ceramic
 Clay
 Elastomers
 Epoxy
 Fiberglass
 Furan
 High-density Polyethylene
 Melamine
 Methacrylic
 Nickel
 Nylon
 PEEK
 Palladium
 Paper
 Phenolic
 Photopolymers
 Plastic
 Poly paraphenylene
terephthalamide
 …
 Aerospace
 Aircraft
 Automobiles
 Clothing
 Construction
 Defense
 Food Industry
 Furniture
 Jewellery
 Mechanical
 Medical
 PCB
 Phones
 Prosthesis
 Robotics
 Scaffolding
 Shoes
 Television
 Tissue Engineering
 Tooling
 Toys
 Watches
Patent Analyst
/ Tech.
Manager

13. Technology Mining Examples – 3D Printing - Bubble MatrixPatent Analyst
/ Tech.
Manager

14. Technology Mining Examples – 3D Printing - HeatMaps
Total
Medical
Defense
PCB
Mechanical
Clothing
Tooling
Phones
Food
Industry
Toys
Automobile
s
Robotics
Tissue
Engineerin
g
Aircraft
Scaffolding
Aerospace
Furniture
Shoes
Jewellery
Television
Watches
Prosthesis
Constructio
n
Total 687 79 30 130 126 134 140 64 59 31 143 48 253 53 38 53 15 22 35 19 11 77 6
Paper 76 9 5 13 15 27 16 21 8 16 25 8 23 18 11 5 2 6 7 2 4 2
Elastomers 38 7 4 9 11 12 4 4 6 1 7 4 19 3 1 2 1 5
Plastic 120 9 8 11 30 27 36 16 11 5 23 13 44 11 3 6 5 4 7 6 3 20 1
Polycarbonate 70 8 5 16 13 18 23 19 9 10 27 8 32 14 5 14 2 3 1 3 6 2
Polyimide 27 3 3 16 4 8 7 1 3 4 2 10 3 4 4 1 1 1 2
Silver 35 10 3 15 8 13 11 5 3 1 11 6 6 8 2 1 2 1 1 1
Titanium 70 15 4 10 15 14 21 8 6 3 15 7 27 11 6 11 2 3 1 1 13 1
Wax 59 10 4 3 11 6 16 3 11 1 14 6 37 3 8 2 3 2 3 1 25 1
Rubber 81 11 4 22 21 29 19 12 11 4 14 3 21 4 4 4 2 5 2 3 2
Aluminium 85 14 7 20 21 19 33 16 4 8 26 13 29 19 1 19 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
Nickel 64 9 10 13 15 9 18 7 3 1 17 1 15 13 15 1 5 1 2 6
Ceramic 152 10 5 15 33 22 59 18 14 10 35 18 91 18 14 16 4 2 9 1 38 3
ABS Plastic 35 4 2 10 6 5 16 13 5 9 18 8 17 10 1 10 1 3 2
Alkyd 7 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 4 1 2 3 2 2 1 2
Epoxy 88 8 5 43 12 18 11 5 9 3 22 5 17 4 3 7 2 2 6 1 1 3 1
Polyethylene Terephthalate 101 10 3 14 15 40 20 8 11 4 21 10 45 6 9 4 6 6 1 1 2 9 1
Polypropylene 41 5 2 5 8 17 9 2 8 1 14 1 21 3 4 2 3 3 1 4
Polyvinyl Chloride 41 5 3 7 7 18 10 4 6 2 11 5 13 3 2 3 3 2 2 1
Stainless Steel 27 7 2 3 5 3 8 3 1 1 2 2 10 1 1 1 1 6
Methacrylic 20 5 1 6 4 5 5 3 5 7 1 1 2 1 2
Carbon Fiber 29 9 2 3 5 14 6 4 3 9 2 8 9 7 2 2
Polyethylene 63 15 1 6 8 16 10 1 10 2 14 3 29 3 6 2 2 2 6 1 1 7 1
RTV Silicon 2 2 2 2
Thermoplastic 51 7 4 11 11 16 10 5 3 2 11 5 20 3 2 10 2 6 2 1 2 1
Polyamide 55 10 2 8 11 17 19 3 9 3 17 4 23 6 4 5 6 4 3 1 5 1
Phenolic 45 8 2 22 6 18 8 3 5 4 6 4 2 1 2 2 3 1
Palladium 18 3 10 3 7 5 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 1 1
Polylactic Acid 15 2 1 4 2 2 2 11 1 7 1 2
Melamine 8 1 1 3 1 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 2
Polyvinyl Acetate 19 3 2 3 4 6 3 2 7 6 2 14 3 3 1 1 3
Steel 23 7 2 3 9 5 10 1 1 7 1 5 4 3 1 4 1 2 1
Patent Analyst
/ Tech.
Manager

15. Technology Mining Examples – 3D Printing – Network Maps (SOM)Patent Analyst
/ Tech.
Manager

16. Technology Mining Examples – 3D Printing – Clustering MapsPatent Analyst
/ Tech.
Manager

17. Patent Quality Ranking & Assessment
• Manual Analysis
• Rule Based Learning Models
• Semi-automated Models
• How many recent non-self patents cite the patents in
question?
• How many foreign equivalents/counterparts?
• Speedy prosecution?
• Claims valid, supported and broad?
• Oppositions, Infringement suits, Re-examinations?
• Time left till Expiry ?
Licensing
Professional /
IP Manager

18. • Citation Based
• Citation Velocity
• Market cap of citing companies
• Science Index
• Originality/Generality Index
• Impact factor
• Maintenance Rates in same technology area
• Litigation filings / Success Rates in the
same technology area
• Royalty Rates in the same technology area
• Presence of NPEs/Patent Pools
• SEPs
Patent Portfolio Strength AnalysisLicensing
Professional /
IP Manager

19. Thank you . Questions ?
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