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Identifying Potentially Disruptive Inventions: Using metrics to identify key inventions in a large set of patents

By Skye McClain, Ph.D., Senior Analyst
Originally published November 13, 2018
It is important for companies working in areas of high technology to constantly be aware of new advances which may be disruptive to their operations. A number of metrics have been developed which can be used to evaluate individual patent families to identify those which represent potentially disruptive inventions. This paper will review some of those metrics and give a real world example of their use. Read the article here.

Maximize R&D Resources with Patent Landscapes

By Skye McClain, Ph.D.
Originally published March 27, 2018
This article explores the patent landscape in more detail, and looks at how the information gleaned from the analysis of a patent landscape can provide a company important insights to better understand their place in a given market space and help to make strategic decisions. Read more here.

Brexit: Implications on your Intellectual Property Rights

By Eden Joy Pacsial-Ong, Ph.D.
Originally published October 13, 2016
This article reviews some of the impacts of the British exit from EU, or Brexit, and the resulting uncertainty that surrounds the UK, its relationship with the EU, and the ultimate impact on trade, immigration and intellectual property (IP) laws.
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