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PatentCAM – Frequently Asked Questions

PatentCAM - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions Our recent webinar, Beyond the spreadsheet - Powerful tools to manage patent information and scientific literature elicited a lot of interest and questions related to our PatentCAM software platform. Over the...

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Mapping 5G SEPs to the CPC – Wireless Resource Allocation

Mapping 5G Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) code for Wireless Resource Allocation: Twice each year, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) publishes a Special Report: Intellectual Property Rights...

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Looking Under the Hood – The Automotive Patent Landscape

With the growing interest in electric transportation, it can seem like the auto industry has been taken over by a new breed of start-ups — companies and technologies that didn’t even exist before the beginning of this decade. But according to recent patent filings,...

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Major League Patent Analysis

Identifying, recruiting, and signing a professional athlete is an exhaustive process for any sports franchise. Weighing the accolades versus the injuries. Home record versus away. ERAs, SOGs, QBRs, FG%s. Even deep dive background checks into the athletes’ families....

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Dyson Innovates: The Electric Car

Dyson patent applications offer hints to its electric car designs AND its solid state batteries. A recent Wired Magazine article broke news of 3 published Dyson patent applications related to its electric car plans. These  include WO2019086845A1, WO2019086847A1, and...

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BREAKING DOWN THE PATENT LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS

In Part 1 of Patent Landscape Analysis — An Overview, we describe what a patent landscape is, and why it’s so critical to all competitive innovation work. i.e., reduce redundant search, accelerate time to commercialization and protect teams from defensive litigation....

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About the America Invents Act (AIA)

The America Invents Act (AIA) includes a broad array of reforms to the patent system. These changes give third parties the unprecedented right to challenge patent applications and grants through pre-issuance submissions, inter partes review, and post grant review....

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Why law firms are holding out on software solutions

At IP Checkups, we developed PatentCAM™, a patent management software tool to spur innovation among R&D, legal and business groups. While many R&D teams have embraced the software, the legal groups, in-house and outside counsel, have been tougher nuts...

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Patent Landscape Analysis: An Overview

Patent Landscape Analysis: An Overview. What is Patent Landscape Analysis & Why is it Important? It is believed that 80% of published science and technology information contained in patents is not published anywhere else.  There are literally tens of millions of...

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Patent Analysis and Market Research Reports

Patent Analysis & Market Research Reports IP Checkups offers patent analysis and market reports that enable R&D, marketing, business development, and corporate decision-makers to focus on analyzing actionable information rather than spending time searching for...

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Patent Search-Attorney, Inventor, Search firm?

Patent Search-Attorney, Inventor, Search firm? Recently, Entrepreneur.com published a short article on how to conduct a patent search. The author presented two options for inventors and innovators to “make sure your brilliant invention doesn’t already exist”.  In the...

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Following Tesla, Toyota Releases Patents: Fuel Cell Technology

At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Toyota announced it would grant access to 5,680 fuel cell vehicle (FCV) technology patents. This idea of offering a royalty free patent license to competitors is novel, however it is not the first time we’re seeing an auto...

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Competitors in Graphite Anodes: Sample Report Data

IP Checkups offers several types of reports. The Competitor Innovation report provides insight into specific companies' patent activity. Below is a sample report that displays recent patent activity from Samsung, LG Chem, Kureha, Sumitomo, and Panasonic in graphite...

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Advanced Battery Technology: Patent Update Report 2013-2014

Curious about recent advanced battery patent activity? Using patent data from ABC PatentEdge, we have developed The Advanced Battery Technology: Patent Update Report, which provides an up-to-date overview of worldwide patent activity in the battery industry through...

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State of Battery IP: Top Companies in Separators

Top Companies: Separators More than 400  U.S. patent applications related to separators published between July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014.  Olefins and plastics were the primary focus of these companies’ innovation, though LG Chem also appears to have a strong interest...

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State of Battery IP: Top Companies in Electrodes

  Top Companies: Electrodes More than 1500 U.S. patent applications related to electrodes published between July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014. Within the past year, Samsung and LG Chem have been battling it out for the title of most prolific patent filer in the...

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Stretchable Batteries

Article by Dr. Kathryn Paisner, PhD Director of Research, Analytics, and Business Development Wearable electronics have been ballyhooed by many as the next truly revolutionary “smart technology.” Integrated into clothing, accessories, and other personal devices, these...

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IP Checkups’ Advanced Battery Partners

IP Checkups is proud to be working with both NAATBatt and CalCharge to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced energy storage technologies. IP Checkups developed the ABC PatentEdge™ with input from experienced battery technology experts,...

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Top New Entrants in Graphite Anodes: Sample Report Data

“New Entrants” are companies that have started filing patents related to graphite anode technology for the first time between July 2009 – June 2014. The New Entrants sample report was developed using data from the ABC PatentEdge database, which houses more than...

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Top Companies in Graphite Anodes: Sample Report Data

The Top Companies sample report was developed using data from the ABC PatentEdge database, which houses more than 200,000 worldwide battery-related patents. We have added more than 11,000 patents to the ABC PatentEdge, from worldwide patent authorities in 2014 alone....

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