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Patent Early-warning
Overview>> How much do you know about patent early-warning?
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.
Participants of Patent Early-warning
government industry
association enterprise
law office;
patent agency;
research institution;
etc.
Methods of Patent Early-warning
1. Market monitoring
>> existence of corporate
patent infringement
>> monitoring of competitors
>> pass of the patent
2. Internal patent business
>> patent layout
>> patent training
>> building of corporate
patent strategy
3. Utilization of
patent information
>> building of corporate
patent database
>> search of patent
information
>> patent analysis of R&D
projects
4. Contrast between
patents
>> provide patent risk
assessment
>> provide suggestions for
patent improvement
>> avert patent disputes
Is Patent Early-warning Necessary?
2003
Cisco vs. Huawei
2009
Nokia vs. Apple
2010
Sony vs. LG
2011
Samsung vs. Apple
Cisco filed a lawsuit against
Huawei for infringing its intellectual properties.
Sony filed a patent infringement
complain against LG Electronics on over 10 phones including the Encore, LG
Accolade, Neon, Quantum, etc.
Nokia sued Apple for
violation of 10 patents it held
on several wireless
technologies.
Samsung sued Apple for patent infringement in
Seoul, Tokyo and Mannheim.
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…
Patent Early-warning Mechanism >> Powerful “shield” for modern enterprises
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 possiblepatent disputes or infringement
4. Protect corporate-owned patent rights
Patent Early-warning Mechanism Includes…
1
•Information Collection >>Information on patent application, authorization, disputes, trade, hi-tech, investment, etc.
2
•Data Analysis >>Establish patent index system and provide analysis reports of patent early-warning.
3
•Early-warning Information Publication >>Make enterprises well-informed of the IP protection situation.
4
•Feedback on Patent Early-warning >>Provide follow-up of early-warning information and aid in the the further modifications of patent early-warning suggestion.
Case One
When Who Result What
1986
Kodak
& Polaroid
1.Polaroid filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Kodak on its instant camera patent.
2. Kodak didn’t utilize patent early-warning analysis to avert the dispute.
1. Kodak lost over $3 billions!
2. 10 years of R&D and marketing
efforts of Kodak were in vain!!
Case Two
When Who Result What
1997
Microsoft &
WebTV Network Inc.
Microsoft
found that
WebTV Network
Inc. owned
35 core patents
via its patent
early-warning
analysis.
Microsoft announced the
signing of a definitive
agreement to
acquire Web Network Inc. for
nearly $425 million
in stock and cash!
Patent Analysis>> Significant foundation of patent early-warning
Patent Analysis Methods
1. Quantitative Analysis 2. Qualitative Analysis
• based on a large number
of patent information
• perform scientific
measurements on certain
features covered by patent
literatures
• transform scattered
information into systematic
and valued intelligence
• collect patent literatures
on a large scale
• study patent literatures
to classify, compare and
analyze them
• focus on representative,
key and typical patent
literatures, and find out
internal or potential
relationship to form an
intelligence chain
Patent Analysis Tools
Unstructured Analysis
• ClearForest
• Goldfire
Innovator
• OminiViz
• TEMIS
Structured Analysis
• Thomson Data
Analyzer
• VantagePoint
• Quosa
• RefViz
• STN AnaVist
• Vxinsight
Mixed Analysis
• Aureka
• PatSnap
• M-CAM Doors
• Wisdomain
• PatAnalyst
Roles of Patent Analysis
Market Share R&D Cost and Time
Patent Infringement Avert Avert
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