Network Patent Analysis (NPA) is a sophisticated form of patent analysis that harnesses the collective intelligence of patent applicants to group and rank patents. Since each patent represents an invention, an NPA patent landscape map can be used to show the technology landscape in any area, and show the leading patents, inventions, and patent owners. This information can be used to assist research and development, portfolio management, patent and company valuation, and patent litigation.
NPA is unique in its ability to simultaneously group and rank patents. NPA is attracting global interest from companies who recognise its world leading abilities, and want to gain a competitive advantage in their technology and intellectual property strategies. NPA is technology neutral and as long as key developments are being protected by patent filings, NPA will find the patents and technology clusters that are leading the patenting activity in any area. NPA can also provide a numerical analysis of patent litigation.
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Griffith Hack is partnering with Ambercite to bring NPA to Australia and the world. Griffith Hack is responsible for delivering NPA studies to Australian clients, and is working with a range of global clients on NPA projects. Further information on NPA and Ambercite is found here, by downloading the brochure or by speaking with Mike Lloyd or George Mokdsi.
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Clients and case studies to date have included areas such as:
| - Identifying emerging technologies in the food industry;
- Mapping technology developments in the area of stem cells;
- Identifying technologies to a key genetic analysis technology;
- Identifying parallel technologies in an area of consumer electronics;
- A strategic review of the IP portfolio of a global FMCG company;
- A benchmarking study of NPA in an area of heavy engineering, which subjectively correlated the results of an NPA study against the knowledge of a Griffith Hack patent attorney with 19 years direct experience in this field;
- A publicly available case study of the leading patents and patent owners in the hybrid car field. Among other things, this independently confirmed the need for Toyota and Ford to take out license agreements to use patents filed by early technology filer Paice Corporation (both of which Toyota and Ford have recently done).
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Click here for our Network Patent Analysis brochure
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NPA for patent due diligence
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Needing to undertake due diligence of company's patents? NPA has the ability to transform patent diligence from an exercise that involves ‘ticking the boxes’ to a sophisticated comparison of the patents to their closest competing technologies. Click here to download the NPA Due Diligence brochure.
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