Machine Learning Patent Analysis System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Legal professionals face challenges in efficiently assessing the validity or invalidity of patents due to the complexity and volume of related data, particularly in post-grant and inter partes review proceedings, which hinders effective litigation strategy and cost management.

Innovation Solution

A system and method utilizing machine learning and natural language processing to analyze legal documents, generate predictive models based on historical data, and provide actionable intelligence for law firms and legal entities, enabling them to forecast patent outcomes and optimize litigation strategies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional database management tools and data processing applications are used to manage patent and legal documents, then the system structure is simple and ease of operation is maintained, but the system cannot handle large or complex data sets within a tolerable amount of time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing speedVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical database management tools with a distributed database system that leverages parallel processing capabilities of modern multi-process, multi-core servers. This substitution enables the system to handle big data sets efficiently by utilizing computational parallelism rather than sequential processing, thereby achieving acceptable processing times for complex patent and legal document analyses.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from centralized database management to a distributed database architecture, adding the dimension of spatial distribution across multiple servers. This dimensional change allows the system to parallelize data processing operations, significantly improving productivity when managing large volumes of patent and legal documents while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Measurement precision

If machine learning and natural language processing are implemented to analyze legal documents and generate predictive models, then measurement precision and prediction accuracy are improved, but device complexity and computational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a multi-stage processing pipeline where legal documents are pre-processed through text extraction, normalization, and feature engineering before being fed into machine learning models. This preliminary action prepares the data in an optimized format, enabling more accurate predictions while reducing the computational complexity during the actual modeling phase by pre-computing relevant features.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces natural language processing components as intermediaries between raw legal documents and machine learning algorithms. These NLP intermediaries transform unstructured text into structured representations (such as extracted entities, relationships, and semantic features), thereby improving prediction accuracy while managing system complexity through modular transformation layers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If comprehensive data analysis is performed on patent documents to provide actionable intelligence, then information completeness and decision quality are improved, but loss of time and processing duration increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidanalysis time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the comprehensive data analysis process into distinct modular components: document ingestion, text extraction, entity recognition, relationship mapping, predictive modeling, and result visualization. This segmentation allows parallel processing of different document aspects and enables selective execution of analysis stages based on specific user needs, thereby maintaining information completeness while reducing overall analysis time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a tiered analysis approach where essential patent validity assessments are performed using a core set of critical features, while more comprehensive analyses are available on demand. This partial action strategy provides timely results for urgent decisions using key indicators, while allowing users to opt for more time-consuming comprehensive analyses when deeper insights are required, thus balancing information completeness with time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11321631B1Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics for patent and non-patent documents
Publication Date: 2022.05.03 DATANOVO INC
  • US11321631B1 patent drawing
  • US11321631B1 patent drawing
  • US11321631B1 patent drawing

AI summary

Systems, methods, and computer program methods for modifying a configuration of a document management system are described. In some implementation document data are received as machine learning inputs, where the document data represent one or more documents. Then, a pattern is recognized in the one or more documents using machine learning. Based on the recognized pattern, a configuration of a document management system is modified.