Mining Patents for Competitive Intelligence
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What? -1 Day Intensive Seminar on Mining Patents for
significant,actionable Competitive Intelligence.
The seminar includes a practical interactive exercise
using patents in your field of interest.
Level: Basic
For Whom? -Competitive Intelligence Professionals,
Business Analysts & Consultants, Managers and
Entrepreneurs
Why? - The Competitve Intelligence analysis of Patents
can lead to significant marketing advantages and
technical breakthroughs
How? -Customized Coaching sessions for groups and
individuals available on request. Global Inquiries are
welcome.
By Whom? -Avi Solomon, Performance Technologist
avisolo@yahoo.com, http://www.geocities.com/avisolo
Member of the Israeli Forum for Competitive
Intelligence (http://www.scip.org)
Patent Competitive Intelligence Seminar Content:
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1. Why Patents for Competitive Intelligence?
i) What is a Patent?
ii) Elements of a Patent useful for Competitive
Intelligence
iii) Limitations of Patents
2. Searching Patents
i) Avi's Law of Associative Search : 'Imagine, Look,
Find'
'If you can THINK of anything, then it or
something remarkably similar already exists in
cyberspace'
ii) Finding Patents:
- Patent Databases
- Searching by Fields
- Patent Citations
- Searching by Patent Classifications
3. Patent analysis
i) Analysing Individual Patents for Competitive
Intelligence:
- Inventors
- Technology
- Citations
- Tracing Ownership
ii) Analysing Patent Families for Competitive
Intelligence
4. Making Sense of the Patent Analysis:
i) Integrating Patent Analysis with significant
Competitive Intelligence Variables
ii) Getting to Action Points
5. Patent Competitive Intelligence Exercise:
i) Patent CI Punchlist: 'Formulate, Search, Analyse,
Action'
Patent Competitive Intelligence Group:
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PatentCI
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