Seminar on Mining Patents for Competitive Intelligence

From: Robert W March (Robert.W.March@usa.dupont.com)
Date: Thu Apr 11 2002 - 11:58:49 BST


PIUG,
      Does anyone know the details about when and where this seminar is?
Has anyone attended this before and what are your general thoughts.

Thanks,
Robert March
Du Pont
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Avi Solomon <avisolo@yahoo.com>@derwent.co.uk on 04/10/2002 06:33:44 PM

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Subject: Seminar on Mining Patents for Competitive Intelligence

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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