Balance Quantity with Quality in the Innovation Pipeline
An innovation pipeline is a business framework that assists businesses in meeting their objectives by incorporating innovative methods and processes. In essence, it makes your innovation strategy a reality; it will outline how you will concentrate on the real customer...
The Threat of Low-Quality Patents to the Patent System
According to research, 28% of patents are at least partially invalid (low-quality patents). In industries such as software and business methods, that figure could be as high as 56%. This is a somewhat unique issue for the USPTO; it is...
Conceptual Searching: Extracting Relevant Results
Keyword-based searching has well-documented limitations. A syntactic search engine will return results solely based on the phrases and words entered by the searcher. In this case, synonyms, translations, and homonyms are all problematic. This technology is simply insufficient to find...
Top Reasons to Conduct a Novelty Search
Is a Novelty Search Really Necessary? A patent is a costly endeavor, costing tens of thousands of dollars. And that’s assuming everything goes as planned! Any bumps or roadblocks you encounter along the way will cost you more money and time....
Is a Patent Search Tool Necessary for R&D Teams?
Patent searching was once thought to be the sole domain of IP departments. Some corporate cultures discouraged engineers, researchers, and other inventors from even considering patents. They feared that doing so would limit innovation or perhaps even lead to (inadvertent)...
The Most Popular Patent Database Search Techniques
Many patent professionals are unsure when a patent search is complete. When missing significant prior art can have serious consequences, maintaining a balance between efficiency and quality is critical. Using only one patent database search technique limits the breadth of...
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