Business Intelligence……

……..on a shoestringElsie Quaite-Randall

FPTT, June 2009

…Business Intelligence? TTO’s need to access different types

of intelligence….. What widget have we got? Can we patent our widget? Who would like to have our widget? What widgets do they already have? What would they give for our widget?

What widget have we got?

Scientific Literature search Medline Web of Science University Database

Full documents: University Library Publisher

Can we patent our widget?

Patent Searching USPTO, esp@cenet, CIPO Free Patents Online

Chemical structures

Google Patents

Who would like to have our widget?

Generic Patent intelligence….. Lot of work using free databases

Specialized Patent intelligence….. Delphion USPTO : PublicPAIR Thompson ThemeScape

What widgets do they already have?

Delphion Allows analysis of assignees based on

patent data: - citation analysis; cluster analysis etc

Company website Often includes IP that they have

licensed from others…..

New Invention reported to milo

Stem cell research group New method to produce pluripotent

stem cells They think it could revolutionize the

way stem cells are manufactured

What is a patent? Shiny ribbon attached Expensive

Filing fees Maintenance fees

Sought after by many Thomas Edison had 1,093 U.S. patents

He also abandoned 500-600 applications He had more than 1,200 non-U.S. patents