Patent attorney as technology intermediary: A patent attorney-facilitated model of technology transfer in developing countries

Technology transfer (TT) is gaining popularity in the developing countries, but there exist barriers impeding the transfer. Technology intermediaries are believed to be able to mitigate such barriers in the literature, which however seldom considers patent attorneys. We contribute to the extant literature by highlighting that patent attorneys could facilitate TT, particularly in the developing countries (e.g., China). We propose a model to specify how patent attorneys can leverage their expertise and resource to motivate technology players to engage in TT, to identify the potential supply and demand of TT as well as to establish comprehensive IPR protection for TT.     

‘Domain-specific’ patent analytics: Focus on company's technology priorities

This paper aims to depict a new usage of patent analytics on a corporate level mitigating the gap between strategy (technology policy making) and operational activities (R&D program development and actualisation).The approach proposed for such mitigation is based on three techniques enriching patent analytics practical implementation:1) knowledge modelling techniques;2) deep technical analysis based on knowledge model;3) ‘insight-driven analytics’ approach.Such three techniques aim to facilitate the implementation of PL in the company's technology management processes.The paper contains examples related to oil & gas, transport, and water treatment industries.     

《中国测试技术》2001年～2006年论文引文分析

《中国测试技术》是我国测试技术领域重要期刊之一,文章以“中国核心期刊遴选数据库”中2001年-2006年的论文引文数据作为样本,采用文献计量学的统计方法对《中国测试技术》2001年-2006年的载文、作者、引文、被引等指标进行统计分析,反映了该刊6年来学术水平的进展情况。     

Identifying key technologies in Saskatchewan, Canada: Evidence from patent information

This study attempts to identify the areas of technological strength of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, whose economy is heavily based on natural resources, by analyzing patent information. 606 US patents held by Saskatchewan organizations were identified. The results show that inventive activities are steadily growing and Saskatchewan’s technological development has experienced three stages. The Initial stage (1971–1985) was dominated by traditional resource-based technologies; the Emerging stage (1986–1995) was characterized by the emergence of new technologies in the Drugs & Medical field; and the Developing stage (1996–2009) was marked by more of a balance between traditional and new technologies. In Canada and worldwide, inventive activities in Computers & Communication field have been most prominent since the last decade. However, Saskatchewan demonstrates a different path from the rest of the world. While traditional technological fields still dominate in the province, it is gradually building its strength in the Drugs & Medical field. The results present a possibility to diversify the provincial economy if policy makers develop strategies to facilitate the transfer of new technologies to industries.     

A very large scale neighborhood search algorithm for the q-mode problem

The q-mode problem is a combinatorial optimization problem that arises in the context of partitioning a given collection of data vectors with categorical attributes. A neighborhood search algorithm is proposed for solving the q-mode problem. This algorithm is based on a very large scale neighborhood that is implicitly searched using network flow techniques. The algorithm is evaluated through a computational experiment using randomly generated instances. The results show that in general this algorithm obtains very-good-quality local optima, and that in instances with strong natural clusters the algorithm consistently finds optimal or near-optimal solutions.     

Valuing patents and licenses from a business strategy perspective – Extending valuation considerations using the case of nanotechnology

Currently there is a debate in the field of nanotechnology about the evolving IP landscape and its impact on innovative progress based on technological discovery in the future. Nevertheless, nanotechnology patents will serve as an important securitization instrument for future financing and business strategic purposes. Valuation know-how of nanotechnology patents will therefore become critical in deal-making and in bringing about innovation. Like many innovative products today, nanotechnology enabled products also consist of a multitude of patented technological components from different stages in a value chain and belonging to a multitude of owners. Complex IP landscapes along entire value chains give rise to a tendency to over-value one’s own patented technology from an ex-ante and individual company’s perspective. Thus the sum of individually estimated values of patented technology can exceed the value that can be realized ex-post in a given value chain. We extend current valuation considerations of patented technology from a static perspective to include a dynamic view using nanotechnology as an example. Furthermore, in addition to single value chain stages as a level of analysis (level A) we also take into account the complex technology landscapes in entire value chains (level B) as well as patented technologies’ potential value in different current or future value chains (level C). We derive conclusions with respect to valuation approaches for the discussed levels of analysis from a static and dynamic perspective.     

A new patent processing suite for academic and research purposes

Patent databases are a counterpart of a technical encyclopedia providing a valuable informational source from patent documents. Patents apply to a wide variety of uses, and this is expanding. The increasing kinds of users of patent documents result in a lack of educational programs regarding this matter. This paper describes Patent2Net (P2N) a patentinformatic suite whose purpose is to fill the lack in the academic world (education and research) of a tool to use with students (STEM, Masters, PhD), by valuation services and for defining corpuses for research in general patent analysis, specifically on textual content. P2N is a free open-source modular, scalable, customizable and derivable tool, written in the python language. We present here the main functions of the tool and the technical aspects after discussing the skills to be reached by students for state of the art patent analysis.     

基于CiteSpace的聚羟基烷酸酯研究科研合作网络可视化分析

为探究全球聚羟基烷酸酯(PHA)研究的学者科研合作紧密度、时空特征和未来趋势,基于文献计量可视化分析软件CiteSpace,以Web of Science(WoS)数据库为数据源,对 2013-2022 年收录的论文进行学者科研合作的归纳分析.研究结果表明:2013-2022 年聚羟基烷酸酯研究的科研合作紧密度较小,全球范围的合作较为松散,合作关系存在明显的个人、机构和地缘指向特征,合作关系表现出\"强强合作\"的特征,并且合作机构以高校为主,其中实力雄厚的研究机构发文量相对也较高;发文量最多的国家依次是中国、印度、美国、意大利和西班牙,其中美国的发文量虽高,但研究者人数较少,成果基本集中于部分高产研究者.今后,研究者不仅要注重地区之间的合作,还应注意学科之间的合作,跨地域、跨学科可以增加研究驱动力.