IFI CLAIMS Patent Services

This material provides samples of the types of information available in the various IFI PI&T Report products.  The information presented in this demo version of the PI&T Report is comprised of live data extracted from the CLAIMSŪ database and represents patent statistics compiled for companies receiving between 40 and 50 U.S. patents in 1999.

The electronic version of the Patent Intelligence & Technology Report (PI&T) is an extension of the annual publication. The companies covered in each monthly update are the same as those appearing in the most recent printed annual edition.

The annual Patent Intelligence & Technology report contains information on all companies, U.S. and foreign, receiving ten or more U.S. Utility and/or Statutory patents in the most recent calendar year. IFI performs extensive company name standardization to insure that all patents pertaining to each company are reflected in the statistical counts.

The electronic version of the report provides continuing up-to-date information on those same companies until the list changes with the next annual edition. The information for each monthly update is generated as soon as IFI has completed processing all patent information for the last issue week of the affected month. Updated listings are provided for the month as well as year to date.

A Ten Year Report covering the previous ten years and/or a Concordance of U.S. Classification to IPC Codes are also available for additional subscriptions.

The electronic PI&T Report provides the following information:

Company Name Lists

Distribution of Patents by Company Name

This is an alphabetical listing of those companies that appeared in the latest annual edition and received at least 1 patent for the current month. The listings show the number of patents received for the month and year-to-date and the resulting rank assigned to that company. In addition, the patent counts displayed for each company name are set up as hyperlinks to the associated patent profile summaries. Simply click on the patent count to see a breakdown of the patents received by the company.

Distribution of Patents by Company Rank

Listing of same companies in order by assigned Rank. The Rank for each company is based upon the number of patents received for the month and year-to-date and is used to identify the most active assignees. Companies receiving the same number of patents will also receive the same Rank and will be listed in alphabetical order within that Rank. Number of patents for each company name is also provided. Once again, the patent counts displayed for each company name are set up as hyperlinks to the associated patent profile summaries. Simply click on the patent count to see a breakdown of the patents received by the company.

Country Name Lists

Distribution of Patents by Country Name

Listing of countries, including U.S., that received U.S. patents for the reported month. This information, although based upon Priority Country for the issued patents, is structured to identify the countries of the actual patent assignees. The list is in order by Country Name and shows the number of patents received and the corresponding rank. The code EP may appear in this list because it is a valid entry in the Priority field and one or more assignees contained in the report filed all of their patents with a priority country of EP.

Distribution of Patents by Country Rank

Listing of same countries in order by assigned rank. Country Rank is determined the same way as Company Rank and serves the same purpose. This list provides a convenient way to quickly identify other countries receiving significant numbers of U.S. patents. This section also shows the number of patents received along with the Rank.

U.S. Subject Area Classification Lists

Distribution of Patents by Original Reference (O.R.) Class - Class Order

This list is in order by main U.S. classification and identifies those classes for which patents were issued for the affected month or year-to-date. This section of the report shows the main U.S. Class, the number of patents that issued in the Class, and the first line of the Class Title for quick screening. The main U.S. class is also a hyperlink to a listing of companies that received patents in that class.

Distribution of Patents by Original Reference (O.R.) Class - Rank Order

This list is of main U.S. classification numbers in order by rank. Class Rank is determined in the same manner as Company and Country Rank. This list quickly identifies the most active subject areas for the month or year-to-date by listing them in order of significance. Again, this section of the report shows the main U.S. Class, the number of patents issued for that Class, and the first line of the Class Title. The main U.S. class is again a hyperlink to a listing of companies that received patents in the class.

Distribution of Patents by Company within Original Reference (O.R.) Class

This section of the report is presented in order by U.S. Classification number which identifies the various subject areas for the issuing patents. The complete title text is provided for each classification as well as a list of companies receiving patents in the class. For each class, companies are listed in descending order by number of patents received to identify the most active assignees in that subject area. The patent counts are set up as hyperlinks to the associated company profile information.

International Patent Classifications (IPC) Distribution Lists

Distribution of Patents by IPC - IPC Order

This list is in order by main IPC code and identifies those IPC's for which patents were issued in the affected month or year-to-date. This section of the report shows the main IPC, the number of patents that issued in the Class, and the first line of the IPC Title for quick screening. The main IPC is also a hyperlink to a listing of companies that received patents in that class.

Distribution of Patents by IPC - Rank Order

This list is of main IPC codes in order by rank. IPC Rank is determined in the same manner as Company and Country Rank. This list quickly identifies the most active subject areas for the month or year-to-date by listing them in order of significance. Again, this section of the report shows the main IPC, the number of patents issued for that Class, and the first line of the IPC Title. The main IPC is again a hyperlink to a listing of companies that received patents in the class.

Distribution of Patents by Company within IPC

This section of the report is presented in order by IPC code and identifies the various subject areas for the issuing patents. The complete title text is provided for each classification as well as a list of companies receiving patents in the class. For each class, companies are listed in descending order by number of patents received to identify the most active assignees in that subject area. The patent counts are set up as hyperlinks to the associated company profile information.

Subject Area Analysis by Company

Company Profiles -- Month and Year-to-Date

This section of the report provides information on the distribution of patents received by each company. Breakdown includes number of Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical patents received as well as individual totals for each U.S. Classification and International Patent Classification (IPC). The U.S. Class and IPC codes are set up as hyperlinks so that you may easily view the complete list of companies for each subject area of interest. This section of the report may be accessed via the Alphabetical Listing of Companies, the Company Listing by Rank or from other sections of the report by clicking on the patent count for the desired company.

Company Profiles -- Ten Year Analysis

The Company Profile Section described above includes a hyperlink of '10-YR' for each company name. Clicking on this link for the desired company takes the user to the "10 Year Profile" listing of all current classes in which the company has received patents during the previous 10 year period. This valuable information is NOT available from any other source. Individual patent counts are provided for each class for each year. Total counts are provided for each year, as well as for each class, for the entire ten year period.

When viewing the 10 Year Profile list, clicking on any of the Class Numbers will take the user to the 10 Year Class Distribution list. This listing shows the top 25 companies, arranged in descending order by total number of patents received in the class, for the entire ten year period. It also provides individual counts for each company for each of the ten years covered.

This section of the report is available for an additional subscription.

Concordance of Standard Industry Codes (SIC) to U.S. Patent Class

This section of the report is in order by SIC and is used to identify associated U.S. Classifications. Simply click on the desired SIC to view the list. You may then click on one of the U.S. Classification Numbers to view a ranking of all companies receiving patents in that class. Companies are listed in descending order by the number of patents received. The patent counts for each company are set up as hyperlinks to the associated individual company profile information.

Concordance of U.S. Classification to IPC Codes

The IFI Concordance of Patent Classifications is arranged in two sections, U.S. Classification order and International Patent Classification (IPC) order.

For U.S. Classification Order - The number of patents shown for each class represents the total number of patents posted as an original reference for the current year. The first IPC listed is the best one-for-one reference to that U.S. Class as determined by our program. This IPC represents the largest single percentage of all patents originally referenced to that U.S. Class or it has the largest percentage of multiple IPC's having the same first three characters.

For International Patent Classification Order - the same information is shown as for the U.S. Classification Section, only in IPC order. The number of patents shown is the total number of patents posted to the IPC for the current year.

This section of the report is available for an additional subscription.

For more information, please contact:

IFI CLAIMS Patent Services
3202 Kirkwood Highway, Suite 203
Wilmington, DE 19808 USA

Telephone: 800-331-4955 or 302-998-0478
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Send e-mail to IFI CLAIMS Patent Services at info@ificlaims.com