The document discusses how companies can optimize their R&D strategy through the creation of an organized patent database. It proposes a three-pronged approach of building technology databases, conducting deep dive analyses of patents, and using the insights gathered to guide R&D decisions. This approach aims to help companies identify opportunities, threats, and areas to focus their R&D spending.
II-PIC 2017: Optimizing R&D strategy through organized patent database
1. Optimizing R&D strategy through organized patent
database
Nov 03, 2017
II-PIC, Bangalore, India
- Gouraj Yadav, Co-founder
2. The IP Value Chain
2
Licensing &
Tech
Transfer
Inbound Logistics
R&D Feed
of
Innovation
Patent
Portfolio
Creation
Operations Outbound Logistics
Monetization
Marketing & Sales
Annuity
Management,
Threat
Evaluation
Service
PORTER’S VALUE CHAIN
3. Value Optimization Across The Chain
3
Licensing &
Tech
Transfer
• State-of-the art
Study
• Technology
Landscape
• Formulate IP
strategy
R&D Feed
of
Innovation
Patent
Portfolio
Creation
• Uniform code of
drafting
• Minimize excess
claims/spec sheet
costs
• Define drafting
strategy to reduce
prosecution costs
• Prioritize assets
• License high
potential assets
• Earn royalties
Monetization
• Monetize assets
• Sell off non-
business assets
Annuity
Management,
Threat
Evaluation
• Discontinue in non-
strategic countries
• Discontinue
obsolete
technology patents
• Evaluate
infringements and
warn
4. IP Functions: Mere Support or R&D Decision Drivers?
4
IP
• Attend requests
• What ELSE?
R&D
• Patentable ideas
• FTO requests
• Invalidation requests
5. IP Teams Can Achieve Much More
5
Technology Advancements and White
Spaces
Technology Leaders and their IP Strategies
R&D strategies based on technological
positioning of competitors
R&D performance
Innovation creation
SPOT
STEER
IDENTIFY
MEASURE
ASSIST
6. Optimize R&D Performance with a 3-Pronged Approach
6
Technology
Database
Deep Dive
Analyses
Drive R&D
Decisions
7. Technology Database
7
Updated Annually
Comprehensive Patent
Database
for each Technology
User-friendly and
Ease of Navigation
Using fields such as
technology category,
assignee, inventor etc.
Hosted Online
To ensure access from
anywhere
CATEGORIZED
DATABASES
8. Deep Dive Analyses
8
From 36,000 feet Insights
• Filing trend
• Top assignees
• Category distribution
• Geographical distribution
• Top IPC classes
• Top inventors
To Qualitative Deep-dives
Molecular weight range covered and
polydispersity index by top assignees
• Show me the core 40-50 essential patents that the inventors should
further study
• Secondary research to identify industry issues and identify patents
mapping on to them
• Derive technical trends at a finer level (sample graph below)