Paper Info
Title
Patent priority network: Linking patent portfolio to strategic goals
Abstract
When applying for patents, companies should consider performing patent portfolios as a means of integrating their patent strategy to shape their overall business strategy. This is an important issue for any company in pursuit of enhanced operational performance because the whole raison d'être behind the application of patents is the anticipation of achieving maximum competitive advantage. A prerequisite for such a company is a decision analysis model of patent portfolios because this has the added advantage of being readily applicable to the evaluation of the quality of its competitors' portfolios; thus, by understanding both itself and its competitors, a company can attain a superior position. To demonstrate this, we examine patent priority networks (PPNs) formed through patent family members and claimed priority patents, performing a model of patent portfolio analysis and then going on to determine the algorithms. We suggest that information retrieved from this network can provide a useful reference tool for decision-making by company CEOs, CTOs, R&D managers, and intellectual property managers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1002/asi.v60:11
JASIST
Keywords
Field
DocType
intellectual property,decision support systems,strategic planning
Business information,Information retrieval,Computer science,Decision support system,Competitive advantage,Operations research,Patent portfolio,Strategic management,Intellectual property,Industrial organization,Strategic planning,Competitor analysis
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
60
11
1532-2882
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
12
0.50
3
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fang Pei Su1131.47
Kuei-Kuei Lai2728.88
R. R. K. Sharma3295.48
Tsung Hsien Kuo4120.50