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Despite Pandemic, Patent Activity Remains Strong
IBM Again Tops Annual U.S. Patent List; Samsung Leads in Total Global Patent Assets NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 12, 2021 — U.S. patent grants ticked downward only…
IFI CLAIMS Announces 2021 Top Global Patent Holders
China’s 2021 U.S. Patent Grants Surged, Even as Total Patent Awards Trended Downward, According to Analysis by IFI CLAIMS 2021 Rankings Shed Light on Corporate…
Fall 2021 Newsletter
CN SNAPSHOTS
Chinese Snapshots are here! IFI Snapshots for CN documents are now fully covered in CLAIMS Direct and available to Premium+ subscribers.
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From Patents to Alpha
How to use patent data for stock selection and build an outperforming investment strategy Patents rarely make it into the news but as we all know the coronavirus…
Leading patent data platform IFI CLAIMS joins Digital Science
London, 2 July 2021. Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that it has fully acquired IFI…
Advanced Patent Monitoring using Artificial Intelligence and a Single-Source Database
Dennemeyer Octimine uses IFI patent data to power their AI-based patent monitoring system.
Summer 2020 Newsletter
Most businesses now hold the belief that data is a huge asset or even “the new oil”. Yet many still have difficulties with managing quality. In a recent report…
Speed and Accuracy Deliver a Competitive Advantage in IP
Being the first to acquire new patent information leads to strategic benefits.
Patent Grant Prediction with 99 Percent Success Rate
Our partner Quant IP used IFI patent data to create a useful machine learning tool.
AI Can’t be Named as an Inventor—Yet
Patent organizations rule that inventors must be a natural person, but things could change.
Patents and the Open COVID Pledge
Earlier this year, we announced the creation of the Open COVID Pledge. The aim of the group is to remove intellectual property (IP) barriers which could interfere…
Effective Data Governance Opens the Door to Insight
Data quality is still a challenge for many organizations, but it's also a necessity for adopting artificial intelligence.
Working on a Patent That Will Help with the Coronavirus Crisis?
For small biz, there’s a new fast lane The speed of the coronavirus outbreak has prompted a surge of rapid response research and development in the quest to…
IP Offices Enact Measures to Stay Operational During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Many organizations and governments around the world have taken steps to ensure business continuity and address hardships felt by their customers and patrons.
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IFI Adds New Data to Chinese Patent Records
Now more than ever, it’s essential to have the most accurate, timely, and comprehensive Chinese data for research and analysis. IFI’s switch to a new supplier…
Fighting COVID-19 With Shared Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic has sickened or taken the lives of far too many people around the world. From staying home on the individual level to cooperation between…
Gain a Competitive Advantage with Recent Translation Upgrades in CLAIMS Direct
Get English translations of patent documents before anyone else and with nearly 100% completeness Be the first to know when new non-English patent records are…
March 2020 Newsletter
US Patent Grants Increased by 15 Percent in 2019 from 2018 Our annual patent rankings and trends reports found that a record number of patents were granted…
IFI CLAIMS Announces 2019 Top Global Patent Holders
Annual U.S. patent grants at all-time high. Samsung tops IFI’s total global ranking with most patents currently held. IBM leads again with most U.S. patents in calendar…
New Analysis by IFI CLAIMS Provides Insight into the Intangible Assets of the Top U.S. Publicly Traded Companies
AI in IP: What's Next, Part Two
At IP Service World (IPSW) in Munich held in late November 2019, IFI hosted three brief interactive roundtable sessions and learned more about both the European…
Strategic Insights. Instantly.
Often times senior executives don’t fully understand the wealth of insights that can be extracted by studying the patent portfolio of a competitor. This is…
AI in IP: What's Next, Part One
IFI attended and sponsored the 2018 IP Service World (IPSW) in Munich where a lot of interesting products and ideas involving artificial intelligence (AI) were discussed.
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The Evolving Landscape of Chinese Patents
Janice Stevenson, EVP of Client Relations at IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, will present information at the 2019 IP Service World in Munich on where Chinese inventors…
October 2019 Newsletter
The Chief Data Officer Role Encompasses Big Challenges and Opportunities—MIT Symposium At a sold-out event at MIT in the middle of summer, corporate,…
Focus on Value Creation Instead of Data Management
Lucas von Reuss from Quant IP explains how IFI CLAIMS not only saved time but enabled his employees to be more efficient and sped up product development. We…
The Global Patent Landscape for Climate Change Related Patents
The UN Climate Action Summit recently concluded and received heavy press coverage. There is a significant amount of research being done worldwide that is directly and…
Using a Single Source of Patent Data Lets Developers Focus on High-Priority Tasks
Background Dennemeyer Octimine is an innovative company in the field of IP management and recognized as one of the leading AI platforms. The product Octimine takes…
New Full-Text Patent Records and Google Translations Now Available in CLAIMS Direct
New Records In keeping with our 2019 content roadmap, many new full text records are now available, along with translations to English using Google Translate. Since…
Spring 2019 Newsletter
Analyzing patent information is a good way to determine which technologies are experiencing rapid growth. We compared US patent application growth by CPC (cooperative…
