Table of Contents

PART I: PATENT IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION

  • DUE DILLIGENCE ANALYSIS
    • EVALUATION OF TARGET COMPANY IP PORTFOLIO
    • VALIDITY ASSESSMENT/STRENGHT OF KEY PATENTS
    • REVIEW OF KEY PATENT EXPIRATION DATES AND USEFULL LIFE
    • PATENTABILITY OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
  • PATENT SEARCH AND CLASSIFICATION
    • FREEDOM TO OPERATE REVIEWS
    • PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
    • KEY INVENTIONS
    • COUNTRY DISTRIBUTION [US and European Patent Offices]
  • INVENTORS’ NAME ON THE FILINGS
    • FREQUENCY
    • NAME OF INVENTOR
    • OTHER PATENTS PRIOR TO JOINING THE COMPANY
  • INFLUENTIAL PATENTS HAVING HIGH IMPACT
    • LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY
    • CROSS LICENSING
  • CITATION DIAGRAMS AND LINKAGES
  • CONCLUSIONS
    • MAJOR SCIENTIFIC DISIPLINES
    • DIRECTIONALITY OF PATENTS

PART II: PATENT CLUSTER ANALYSIS AND FORECAST

  • TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE PATENTS POSSIBILITIES
    • CURRENT EMPHASIS
    • EMERGING FOCUS
    • FADING INTEREST
  • PATENT FOCUS [PRESENT,AND FUTURE]
    • NEW PRODUCTS
    • PRODUCT LINE EXTENSIONS
    • TOTAL NEW PRODUCTS
  • INVENTORY OF SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS
  • KEY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
  • FUTURE DIRECTION FORECAST

OVERALL CONCLUSIONS

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