Patent Evaluation System Integrating Business Value and Citation Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for evaluating intellectual property rights do not adequately consider the business value of companies and their market relationships, leading to impractical assessments that fail to reflect the actual business impact of patents.
Innovation Solution
A computer-based system that retrieves and modifies patent evaluation indices by incorporating company evaluation indices based on market value and inter-company relation indices, using patent citation data and business relation coefficients to adjust the evaluation of intellectual property rights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If traditional legal analysis or technical analysis methods are used to evaluate patent value, then the evaluation process is simplified and can be performed automatically, but the evaluation does not sufficiently reflect the actual business value or market impact of the patent
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data sources including patent citation data, company attribute data (market capitalization, industry sector, company size), and examination record data into a unified evaluation system. This integration allows the system to automatically process complex business context information while maintaining automated operation, resolving the contradiction between automation and accurate business value reflection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that transforms raw citation data into meaningful business impact metrics. The system uses company attributes as intermediaries to translate patent citation relationships into business value indicators, such as determining whether a citation represents a competitive threat or partnership opportunity, thereby enabling automated evaluation with accurate business value reflection
2Ease of manufacture
If patent evaluation is based solely on citation frequency without considering company attributes, then the evaluation method is simple and objective, but it fails to account for the size and market position of companies involved in patent interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by treating different company attributes as distinct evaluation dimensions with different weights. Instead of using a uniform evaluation approach, the system adjusts the significance of patent citations based on local company characteristics such as market capitalization, industry sector, and company size. For example, a citation from a major pharmaceutical company carries different weight than a citation from a small biotech startup, enabling simple automated processing while capturing nuanced business impact
3Measurement precision
If the evaluation system considers detailed business relations and company attributes, then the evaluation becomes more accurate and pragmatic, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal evaluation framework that handles multiple types of patent interactions (citations, invalidation trials, licensing) through a single integrated system. The same core processing architecture processes diverse data types including patent documents, company profiles, market data, and legal records, reducing system complexity by avoiding separate specialized systems for each evaluation aspect while maintaining high measurement precision
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AI summary
The present invention performs more realistic evaluation of an intellectual property right in which a value in business and a relation in business between enterprises are taken into account. The present invention provides a method, system, and program for preserving the business value of an enterprise which is an applicant, the business value of an enterprise which is an applicant of a source-of-citation patent application, and a relation in business between the two enterprises in a database, and calculating the evaluation index of a patent by reflecting the preserved value.