Re: [PIUG List] Patent quality index

Alan-

See the current body of work by Prof. Watanabe, University of Tokyo.

Andy

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On 9/24/08 9:47 PM, "Alan" <aengel_at_paterra.com> wrote:

> Dear Barry,
>
> Thank you very much for the info on IPO¹s activities. Microsoft¹s Mar=
shall
> Phelps is making a presentation at ACCJ on Oct 8 so I will ask him about
> quality metrics there. As you might expect, my interest is more in JP pat=
ents
> than US.
>
> Thanks also for letting me know about LES. I am conducting a SMIPS worksh=
op on
> the 18th and have IRFS and PATINEX shortly after that so LES is out this =
year,
> but maybe next year.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alan Engel
> Paterra, Inc.
> Suite A24, 2-1-6 Sengen, Tsukuba
> Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
> Email: aengel_at_paterra.com
>
>
>
> From: Barry Brager [mailto:bbrager_at_perceptionpartners.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:08 PM
> To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
> Subject: Re: [PIUG List] Patent quality index
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> As regards your post, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
> concluded its Annual Meeting on Tuesday with a panel on patent quality. I=
PO
> has a patent quality committee, led by Mike Walker, Chief IP Counsel of
> DuPont, that is working on baseline recommended quality metrics for US pa=
tents
> and applications. The panel not only featured Mike, but also featured
> executive IP leaders from Microsoft and IBM, as well as the general couns=
el of
> the USPTO. All discussed metrics used for patent quality, though the offi=
cial
> IPO position (getting help in part, as I understand it, from the IBM rese=
arch
> mentioned in your post) was labeled "not yet ready for prime time." There=
fore,
> panel presentations revolved around metrics used within each panelist's
> organization.
>
> In addition, there will be simultaneous workshops on patent quality and p=
atent
> ranking systems at the upcoming LES Annual Meeting October 19 - 22 in Orl=
ando.
> As co-chair of that event, I encourage you to attend to learn more of the
> active commercial interest in the area.
>
> Our firm is among a few others that have developed reliable patent quaity
> algorithms for use in proprietary analytics or for inclusion in the tools=
 of
> others. You can be assured that development continues publicly and privat=
ely
> among organizations and institutions seeking to understand - at least at a
> first pass - how to separate the minority of legally or economically stro=
ng
> patent "signal" from the majority of weak patent "noise."




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