Patent Monitoring and its Significance
What is Patent Monitoring? Patent Monitoring is a method of patent searching that is intended to provide a clear picture of progress in a specific technical field. It basically produces a thorough, broad view of everything that has been published...
IIT Madras Cites XLSCOUT as the Preferred Tool for Research & IP
Academic research institutes and universities are often working on new inventions. They are looking for various ways to bring new ideas to life. But frequently these ideas fail to reach the ideation stage. Thus, creating a need for an efficient...
Patent or Research Paper: Which is more Valuable?
Researchers in a university are more comfortable publishing research papers as research publications are already an established way of giving researchers more visibility among the academic fraternity. Also, it is more academically rewarding to have a paper and contribute to...
Top Universities Using AI to Accelerate Patenting Activity
Universities are knowledge houses for students. These academic institutions offer both infrastructural and intellectual facilities to aid in research and development. The interesting fact is that they focus more on publishing research in journals than protecting it under patents. This...
The Need for a Patent Favorable University Ecosystem
The Intellectual Property Cell, or Technology Transfer Department (TTO), is a one-stop shop for all IP-related matters at the university. It is responsible for providing dedicated patent prosecution support and technology transfer expertise. They also have the additional responsibility of...
Major Research Tools in Top Indian University Libraries
Here is a common list of research and patent search tools used in top Indian universities to accelerate research and improve intellectual property quality. Integrated Innovation Tool: XLSCOUT (Novelty Checker) (Explainable AI based Prior Art Search Tool with Access to...
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