(3x) Re: Statistics on Business Method Patent Filings

Hi Amanda,

Two publicly available web documents relating to Biz Methods Patents
(including software BMP) statistics are:

[1] Statistical Analysis of Internet Business Method Patents by John Allison
     http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/Tiller_presentation.ppt

[2] Some Data About Patents in Class 705 by Roberta Morris (May, 2001)
     http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rjmorris/morris4.pdf

You may further find the comprehensive "UPC Technology Patent Maps" /
Patent statistics (statistics dated 2005) useful for your work:
http://www.surfip.gov.sg/sip/research/sipr_search_result_list.jsp?cd=8001&bd=00000100&sd=0009&ld=01&bsd=35&srhid=17&query=upc-705&&tid=18&sid=282&sid=292&sid=161&sid=3&req=ns&enc=iso-8859-1&so=0&type=1
After the above is loaded in yr browser, click on the hyperlink labeld
directly below "1. UPC-705 ...".

Take note that the document "[1] Statistical Analysis of Internet Business
Method Patents by John Allison" revealed the use of UPC-707 and UPC-709 as
part of the analysis. Incidentally, looking at the top related UPC classes
within "UPC Technology Patent Maps", UPC-707 and UPC-709 are included as
well, among other related UPC classes.

Let me know if you need more information on the available Patent Mapping
reports available in SurfIP.

At 05:14 AM 1/27/2005, Amanda Merk wrote:
>Subject: Statistics on Business Method Patent Filings
>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:14:32 -0500
>From: "Amanda Merk" <Merk_at_fr.com>
>To: <piug-l_at_derwent.co.uk>
>
>I am searching for statistics that capture the number of software and
>business method patents filed in the US over the past several years. I
>already have the USPTO statistics on numbers of patents issued by class,
>but the number of "filings" for business method patents is much more
>elusive.
>
>If anyone in the PIUG group has information, or a even a helpful contact
>at the USPTO, to share with me I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>Amanda S. Merk
>
>Knowledge Specialist Librarian
>Library Services
>Fish & Richardson P.C.
>225 Franklin Street
>Boston MA 02110
>USA
>Tel 617-368-2125
>Fax 617-368-2126
>merk_at_fr.com


Warmest Regards, Rex.

Received on Mon Jan 31 2005 - 17:37:30