Patent early-warning involves pre-empting potential disputes related to patent infringements through the collection and analysis of patent information, essential for enterprises and institutions. The rise in global patent disputes necessitates a robust early-warning mechanism to protect corporate patent rights and competitiveness. Effective patent early-warning includes information collection, data analysis, and publication of early-warning information to avert possible infringements.

1. Patent Early-warning

2. Overview
>> How much do you know about patent early-warning?

3. What is Patent Early-Warning?
• Pre-empting possible major disputes related to patent
infringements and their consequences by collecting, sorting,
analyzing and judging patent information.
• Essential for enterprises amidst their daily operations to achieve
active precaution by actively averting patent infringement.
• Patent early-warning is not just needed by inventors, labs and
universities, but also for enterprises and government institutions.

4. Participants of Patent Early-warning
law office;
patent agency;
industry
government enterprise research
association
institution;
etc.

5. Methods of Patent Early-warning
1. Market monitoring 2. Internal patent business
>> existence of corporate >> patent layout
patent infringement >> patent training
>> monitoring of competitors >> building of corporate
>> pass of the patent patent strategy
3. Utilization of 4. Contrast between
patent information patents
>> building of corporate >> provide patent risk
patent database assessment
>> search of patent >> provide suggestions for
information patent improvement
>> patent analysis of R&D >> avert patent disputes
projects

6. Is Patent Early-warning Necessary?
2003 2009 2010 2011
Cisco vs. Huawei Nokia vs. Apple Sony vs. LG Samsung vs. Apple
Cisco filed a Nokia sued Sony filed a patent Samsung sued
lawsuit against Apple for infringement Apple for patent
Huawei for violation of 10 complain against infringement in
infringing its patents it held LG Electronics on Seoul, Tokyo and
intellectual on several over 10 phones Mannheim.
properties. wireless including the
technologies. Encore, LG
Accolade, Neon,
Quantum, etc.

7. Is Patent Early-warning Necessary?
>> Cases of patent infringement are on the rise around the world.
>> The disputes related to patent infringement shows a tendency of
slowly expanding.
>> Disputes regarding intellectual rights tend to be the indispensible
theme in this ever-competitive business world nowadays.
Patent early-warning has been a
necessary “weapon” for enterprises
to compete in this knowledge-based
society…

8. Patent Early-warning Mechanism
>> Powerful “shield” for modern enterprises

9. Why Build Patent Early-warning Mechanism?
1. Win the initiative in
market competition
2. Brace for challenges in the
field of patent technology
3. Avert the occurrence of possible
patent disputes or infringement
4. Protect corporate-owned
patent rights

10. Patent Early-warning Mechanism Includes…
•Information Collection
>>Information on patent application, authorization, disputes,
trade, hi-tech, investment, etc.
1
•Data Analysis
>>Establish patent index system and provide analysis reports
of patent early-warning.
2
•Early-warning Information Publication
>>Make enterprises well-informed of the IP protection
situation.
3
•Feedback on Patent Early-warning
>>Provide follow-up of early-warning information and aid in
the the further modifications of patent early-warning
suggestion.
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11. Case One
When Who What Result
1.Polaroid filed a
patent
1. Kodak lost over
infringement
lawsuit against
$3 billions!
Kodak Kodak on its
1986 & instant camera 2. 10 years of R&D
Polaroid patent. and marketing
2. Kodak didn’t efforts of Kodak
utilize patent were in vain!!
early-warning
analysis to avert
the dispute.

12. Case Two
When Who What Result
Microsoft
Microsoft announced the
found that signing of a
Microsoft definitive
WebTV Network
& agreement to
1997 Inc. owned
WebTV acquire Web
Network Inc. 35 core patents Network Inc. for
via its patent nearly $425 million
early-warning in stock and cash!
analysis.

13. Patent Analysis
>> Significant foundation of patent early-warning

14. Patent Analysis Methods
1. Quantitative Analysis 2. Qualitative Analysis
• based on a large number • collect patent literatures
of patent information on a large scale
• perform scientific • study patent literatures
measurements on certain to classify, compare and
features covered by patent analyze them
literatures • focus on representative,
• transform scattered key and typical patent
information into systematic literatures, and find out
and valued intelligence internal or potential
relationship to form an
intelligence chain

15. Patent Analysis Tools
Unstructured Structured
Mixed Analysis
Analysis Analysis
• ClearForest • Thomson Data • Aureka
• Goldfire Analyzer • PatSnap
Innovator • VantagePoint • M-CAM Doors
• OminiViz • Quosa • Wisdomain
• TEMIS • RefViz • PatAnalyst
• STN AnaVist
• Vxinsight

16. Roles of Patent Analysis
Market Share R&D Cost and Time
Avert Avert
Patent Infringement

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