As business and technology development projects are initiated, it’s important to get them started in a way that will improve their chances of generating commercial success. One way to do this is to utilize patents for their ability to supply background information in the technical and market areas. They are most helpful in [...]
Citation Relationship Maps Show Optimum Portfolio Cross-Licensing Options Citation Relationship Maps show optimum portfolio Cross-Licensing Options. Potential licensor and licensee IP sets are mapped to show inter-relationships that help negotiation teams identify the best strategy for their business.
Citation Maps Also Assist in Locating Licensing Opportunities Citation maps also assist in locating licensing opportunities. In addition to portfolio measures, visualization techniques based on individual patents also help identify potential licensees and illustrate their needs. An example of a citation tree is shown to illustrate how a client’s patent is being cited [...]
Identification of Licensing Opportunities One means to identify potential licensing opportunities is to look at the total number of citations of the company’s patent portfolio by other entities. The “Identification of Licensing Opportunities” figure shows how many times other entities cited a particular company’s portfolio. Potential licensees might thus be not only the [...]
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