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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…
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…
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, academic, and consulting leaders came together to discuss the future of information management. The…
Keep Track of Semiconductor Patent Leaders with IFI’s Interactive Ranking Tool
We posted a blog in January highlighting some of the things you can do with our Top 1000 Interactive Ranking Tool. In addition to discovering trends and finding…
Using Patents as an Alternative Data Source for Investing
Linking patent data to financial and other data sources provides analysts with unique metrics for decision making. On a tactical level, it’s possible to figure out…
Patent Landscape Analysis Using AI: Computer Systems Based on Biological Models
This is a guest blog by Nadav Kenneth (CEO) and Dr. Ronen Golan (CTO) of Inventive-IP, which is based in Israel. Inventive-IP provides patent-related services…
New Chinese Patent Data Source: Faster and More Accurate Records
When it comes to international patent filings, China has been turning up the heat. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) more than half of…
Bringing Google Translate to CLAIMS Direct
In today’s world, many people are accustomed to using apps that can translate signs in other languages by simply aiming their camera. While this is a great tool for…
IFI Patent Data Available through the WPI Test Collection
A subset of IFI patent data is now available for research purposes in conjunction with the World Patent Information (WPI) journal. The collection supports the mission…
Patent Activity in the Monterey Bay Area
Capitola resident Larry Cady is not a patent attorney but does have over 20 years experience working with an analyzing patent data and trends. Silicon…
IFI CLAIMS 2019 Content Roadmap
IFI's Content Roadmap for 2019 reinforces the company’s ongoing commitment to the quality, reliability, and completeness of the CLAIMS Direct patent…
Using IFI’s New Interactive Ranking Tool, Part One
If you’re looking for an easy way to do simple patent research, our new Top 1000 Interactive tool is the perfect place to start. Based on the top 1000 companies who…
IP Service World — AI is Here and Making a Difference Now
At this conference held in Munich during the last week of November 2018, keynote speeches from senior IP leaders at Google, IBM, and Siemens, and many vendor…
Blockchain Patents Unchained: Patent Landscape from IALE Tecnología
This analysis of blockchain patent applications and grants from IALE Tecnología, based on IFI data, offers an in-depth examination of this new technology. …
IFI to Demonstrate a New Data Discovery Technique at IP Service World
It can be a challenge to stay on top of the patent assets of large companies with many subsidiaries. It’s easy to overlook the true impact of a particular…
Can Patent Search Skills Be Validated? Certification Could Help
November 13, 2018: this article has been amended with new information from PIUG, and updated dates for the QPIP exam. It’s easier to search for patent documents…
Mind the Gap: Connecting Your Application to a Patent Data Source
For developers using patent data to create an application, or for analysts using patent data to generate insights, it is important to Mind the Gap. The gap I am…
Digital Twin Patent Analysis from IALE Tecnología
Our partner IALE Tecnología used IFI data to put together this interesting look at digital twin technology. For those not familiar with the term, it refers to a…
High Quality Patent Data Is More Important Than Ever for IP Analysis
According to IBM, poor data quality costs the US economy $3.1 trillion a year. This figure includes lost opportunity costs and bad decisions based on faulty data.
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Investment Management Firms Are Embracing Alternative Data–Patents Can Play a Role
Alternative data is defined in the context of investing as nontraditional data sets that support investment decisions. With the growth and availability of big data,…
New Data and Improved English Translations
Product release notes Early April 2018: Translations for EP and WO Records As we announced in March, we have added English translations to EP and WO records that…
Quantum Computing and Beyond: Can Patent Landscaping Predict the Future?
Quantum computing is going to change the world, and it’s no longer the stuff of science fiction. A series of patent landscape reports from Patinformatics, the firm…
Patent Number 10 Million Sheds Light on Industry Trends
If you’re interested in knowing what the future direction of technology is, monitoring patent trends can tell you a lot. While not every patented invention makes…
What Can We Learn From Ten Million US Patents?
The ten millionth US Patent will be granted on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (Update: the patent was granted to Raythoen for a laser detection and ranging system.) Is this…
Patent Education Resources
As many new uses for patent data come to light, we’re getting requests for basic education on patent content. We’re happy to provide guidance to customers with…
