Patent Portfolio Analysis for a Semiconductor Manufacturer
Patent Portfolio Analysis for a Semiconductor Manufacturer
Leading international semiconductor and infrastructure software products company
The Ask
Assessed coverage & potential of client’s patent portfolio and identified patents having high infringement potential. Key questions that the client needed answers to:
What is key problem targeted in the patents? What are potential applications of the patented technologies?
What are key marketed components or features in the competitors’ products?
What are the top patents from the client’s portfolio having high infringement detectability?
Our Solution
01.
Ranked patents based on quantitative parameters as per Iota Analytics' Q-factor (P)
Downloaded bibliographic details of the patent portfolio
Sanitized bibliographic details (such as forward citations to remove duplicates)
Finalized relevance of each parameter based on the client’s objective (such grant has high importance for assertion scenarios)
01.
Ranked patents based on quantitative parameters as per Iota Analytics' Q-factor (P)
Downloaded bibliographic details of the patent portfolio
Sanitized bibliographic details (such as forward citations to remove duplicates)
Finalized relevance of each parameter based on the client’s objective (such grant has high importance for assertion scenarios)
01.
Ranked patents based on quantitative parameters as per Iota Analytics' Q-factor (P)
Downloaded bibliographic details of the patent portfolio
Sanitized bibliographic details (such as forward citations to remove duplicates)
Finalized relevance of each parameter based on the client’s objective (such grant has high importance for assertion scenarios)
02.
Conducted strategic manual analysis of the patents to categorize them under different applications
Analyzed top 500 patents in detail to understand Reverse Engineering requirements, targeted product and market
Analyzed remaining patents quickly to gauge other subjective factors
Performed quick market analysis to understand market potential and competition
02.
Conducted strategic manual analysis of the patents to categorize them under different applications
Analyzed top 500 patents in detail to understand Reverse Engineering requirements, targeted product and market
Analyzed remaining patents quickly to gauge other subjective factors
Performed quick market analysis to understand market potential and competition
02.
Conducted strategic manual analysis of the patents to categorize them under different applications
Analyzed top 500 patents in detail to understand Reverse Engineering requirements, targeted product and market
Analyzed remaining patents quickly to gauge other subjective factors
Performed quick market analysis to understand market potential and competition
03.
Created a visual map of overlaps between potential applications and patent clusters
Visual map with patent portfolio, products and markets. Flagged portfolio elements with high potential based on:
Market size
Comprehensiveness of portfolio
Availability of information publicly
Competition in the market
Type of product
Claims
03.
Created a visual map of overlaps between potential applications and patent clusters
Visual map with patent portfolio, products and markets. Flagged portfolio elements with high potential based on:
Market size
Comprehensiveness of portfolio
Availability of information publicly
Competition in the market
Type of product
Claims
03.
Created a visual map of overlaps between potential applications and patent clusters
Visual map with patent portfolio, products and markets. Flagged portfolio elements with high potential based on:
Market size
Comprehensiveness of portfolio
Availability of information publicly
Competition in the market
Type of product
Claims
04.
Shortlisted top 50 patents as per Iota Analytics' Q-factor (S)
Shortlisted high quality patents in the portfolio and flagged them as high potential patents
Analyzed shortlisted patents in a staged manner to optimize the budget of the client and prepared claim-charts wherever possible
04.
Shortlisted top 50 patents as per Iota Analytics' Q-factor (S)
Shortlisted high quality patents in the portfolio and flagged them as high potential patents
Analyzed shortlisted patents in a staged manner to optimize the budget of the client and prepared claim-charts wherever possible
04.
Shortlisted top 50 patents as per Iota Analytics' Q-factor (S)
Shortlisted high quality patents in the portfolio and flagged them as high potential patents
Analyzed shortlisted patents in a staged manner to optimize the budget of the client and prepared claim-charts wherever possible
Outcomes
Litigation
Enforcement
High activity in the market as large number of players are available
Patented features are usually marketed and published in detail (or RE required up to input/output testing)
Litigation
Enforcement
High activity in the market as large number of players are available
Patented features are usually marketed and published in detail (or RE required up to input/output testing)
Litigation
Enforcement
High activity in the market as large number of players are available
Patented features are usually marketed and published in detail (or RE required up to input/output testing)
Partnership
Bundling
The features are just added on to one of the key patents, although cannot be mapped, but pitch-book can be prepared to highlight value proposition
Partnership
Bundling
The features are just added on to one of the key patents, although cannot be mapped, but pitch-book can be prepared to highlight value proposition
Partnership
Bundling
The features are just added on to one of the key patents, although cannot be mapped, but pitch-book can be prepared to highlight value proposition
SEP – Standard Essential Patents
Licensing
Since patents are related to standards, there is high probability of accessing online information
SEP – Standard Essential Patents
Licensing
Since patents are related to standards, there is high probability of accessing online information
SEP – Standard Essential Patents
Licensing
Since patents are related to standards, there is high probability of accessing online information
Strategic Advice
These patents can be discarded as technologies that are outdated/ not preferred in the market
It can also be donated to the industry for creating future infringement opportunity
Strategic Advice
These patents can be discarded as technologies that are outdated/ not preferred in the market
It can also be donated to the industry for creating future infringement opportunity
Strategic Advice
These patents can be discarded as technologies that are outdated/ not preferred in the market
It can also be donated to the industry for creating future infringement opportunity
Outcomes
Litigation
Enforcement
High activity in the market as large number of players are available
Patented features are usually marketed and published in detail (or RE required up to input/output testing)
Partnership
Bundling
The features are just added on to one of the key patents, although cannot be mapped, but pitch-book can be prepared to highlight value proposition
SEP – Standard Essential Patents
Licensing
Since patents are related to standards, there is high probability of accessing online information
Strategic Advice
These patents can be discarded as technologies that are outdated/ not preferred in the market
It can also be donated to the industry for creating future infringement opportunity
Impact
Budget Optimization
50%: Reduction in annuity payment for non-valuable assets
3: Licensing agreements
20: Patent covering peripheral technologies bundled with high-valued patents
Budget Optimization
50%: Reduction in annuity payment for non-valuable assets
3: Licensing agreements
20: Patent covering peripheral technologies bundled with high-valued patents
Budget Optimization
50%: Reduction in annuity payment for non-valuable assets
3: Licensing agreements
20: Patent covering peripheral technologies bundled with high-valued patents
Impact
Budget Optimization
50%: Reduction in annuity payment for non-valuable assets
3: Licensing agreements
20: Patent covering peripheral technologies bundled with high-valued patents
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lota Analytics UK Limited
4 King's Bench Walk,
London EC4Y 7DL
United Kingdom
India
lota Analytics Private Limited 1-8 Chandigarh Technology Park, Chandigarh - 160003 India
United States
Iota Analytics Inc.
8800 Roswell Road, Bldg. C,
Suite 230, Atlanta, GA, 30350
United States
© 2024 Iota Analytics. All rights reserved.
United Kingdom
lota Analytics UK Limited
4 King's Bench Walk,
London EC4Y 7DL
United Kingdom
India
lota Analytics Private Limited 1-8 Chandigarh Technology Park, Chandigarh - 160003 India
United States
Iota Analytics Inc.
8800 Roswell Road, Bldg. C,
Suite 230, Atlanta, GA, 30350
United States
© 2024 Iota Analytics. All rights reserved.