Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Facilitating exploitation of work-sharing and disruptive technology through patent informatics: Two case studies Ben Buchanan Patent Informatics Manager The Intellectual Property Office United Kingdom

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk What is patent informatics? Agile, iterative, responsive IP Statistics Automated processing of patent bibliographic data Cross-correlation of fields Patent Informatics Expert analysis Insight & Intelligence

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Low angle X-ray diffraction for the detection of drugs and explosives Patent informatics = patent mapping

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Patent Informatics Team IPC Revision Team Technical Expert (Mechanical/Electrical) Technical Expert (Electrical/Mechanical) Technical Expert (Chemical) Patent Informatics Team Analyst/Examiner Patent Examiners Patents Directorate Patent Informatics Manager

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Case study (1): Mutual Recognition What levels of pendency exist? Define pendency: “time from filing to grant” –in different IPOs –Over the last 12 years Source: EPO Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT) - September 2008

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Pendency in several IPOs

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Case study (2): Disruptive Technology Can patent informatics: –Enable technologies to be characterised? –Enable disruptive technologies to be distinguished? –Identify disruptive characteristics in emerging technologies? –Inform stakeholders which technologies have the potential to disrupt? Plot publication trend vs. difference in patenting rate with respect to all-sector publications.

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Plateau - Continuous

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Double Boom - Disruptive

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk S-curve - Disruptive

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Disruptive Potential Toolkit Applicant/patent profile Rate of change of patent applications over time Applicant Turnover Patent Holding Citation analysis Total score Immobilised enzymes % Laparoscopic surgery % LEP %

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Conclusions Patent Informatics: –Supports national and international policy Mutual recognition Green innovation incentives –Supports other government sectors House of Lords calls for evidence Foster and invest in disruptive innovation –Is available to industry as well!

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Officewww.ipo.gov.uk Thank you! Ben Buchanan Patent Informatics Manager The Intellectual Property Office United Kingdom