Want to know how you can elaborate technology scouting projects in 3-step : 1- Identify technologies in the defined domain 2- Evaluate technologies (Technology scouting module) 3- Take decision (Licensing In module)

1. Today’s session:
Technology development projects
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Welcome to Questel’s Webinar
The presentation will start in a few minutes.
Gilles CRUANES
gcruanes@questel.com
Eugénie MERIGEAULT
emerigeault@questel.com

2. Questel
Leading you all along the IP lifecycle
IP Business Intelligence
Technology development projects
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3. • Introduction
– Questel
– IPBI packaging
• How to elaborate technology scouting projects? A 3-step process
1- Identify technologies in the defined domain (Analysis module)
2- Evaluate technologies (Technology scouting module)
3- Take decision (Licensing In module)
• Q/A
• Conclusion
– Benefits / ROI
– Next step
– Stay tuned
Agenda
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4. LEGAL RISK
ASSESSMENT
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ALL ALONG
THE INNOVATION LIFECYCLE
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT
ASSET
MONETIZATION
Business
Needs
IPAsset
Management
TECHNOLOGY
SCOUTING
ORBIT FOR…
Productivity
Tools
INNOVATION
CAPTURE
INVENTOR
PORTAL
DOCKETING MONETIZATION
LICENSING-IN
BUSINESSRISK
ASSESSMENT
ABILITY TO
EXCLUDE
PORTFOLIO
PRUNING
LICENSABLE
ART
LICENSING-OUT
Find technology Mitigate risks Sustain advantage Maximize profit
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5. Use case: Technology and skill scouting in Lithium-Air Batteries
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6. Technology and skill scouting in Lithium-Air batteries -
Graphene patents for Lithium Air cathode
Scenario:
The company Robert Bosch that already owns a portfolio
in Lithium Air batteries, wants to improve its portfolio by
adding patents using graphene.
Use case
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7. • Creating a database focusing on Lithium Air batteries
1. Identify technologies in the defined domain
Keywords
x
Similarity
Highlighting,
KWIC,
concepts
Manual
review
50% 50% 100% 100%
Lithium Air
database (632
patents)
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Computerized assisted reading

8. Investment Trend
• Increasing investment over the last decade
 Great technological interest
• Strong academic activity the past few years
 Potential licensing opportunities
• Some small players and startups
Trend
70%
30%
Incomplete
data
(publication
delay)
Incomplete
data
(publication
delay)
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9. Identification of graphene containing patents
90%10%
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10. Main players
90%10%
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11. 50%50%
Potential inventors to hire
Selection of graphene patents to analyse
Potential technologies to acquire / partnership opportunities
Final clean up : to remove 4 patents co-filed between one
academic and one industrial player and one patent already dead
 47 patents
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12. Selection of graphene patents to analyse
Lithium Air
database (632
patents)
Graphene based
Lithium Air patent
to study (47 alive
patents)
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13. 2. Evaluate technology (Technology scouting module)
100%
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14. Technology Scouting
Metrics
adjustable
according to the
user’s own
practice
50%
50%
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15. Technology Scouting50%50%
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16. Selection of high potential patents
LithiumAir
database (632
patents)
Graphene based
LithiumAir patent to
study (47 patents)
Graphene based
LithiumAir patents
with highest
potential (3 patents)
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17. To perform such an analysis, it is necessary to define three sets
of patents:
• Your own portfolio (Here we choose Robert Bosch– 23
patent families which are related to Lithium Air batteries)
• The set of patents that seem to be promising. (Based
on the Technology Scouting – 3 patent families)
• The environment (set used in the first part – 632 patent
families)
3. Take decision (Licensing In module)
70%30%
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18. Legal Evaluation
Robert Bosch
Except for the metric concerning the number of patents with over 5 years left, technology scouting
portfolio improves the Robert Bosch’s portfolio in almost all the legal metrics.
Set from technology scouting
The technologyscouting set helps
Robert Bosch portfolio get better and
stronger.
Metric low for the technology
scouting portfolio because of
its low volume (2 five patent
families but 100% of them
have over 5 years left)
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19. Technical Evaluation
Tech Scoutingpatents are highly
cited, thus indicatinginterest from
other parties
The tech scouting
portfolio improves the
Robert Bosch portfolio
even if it was already
well positioned in terms
of originality
From a technical stand point, the situation can be compared to the legal evaluation graph.
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20. Geographical evaluation
In terms of geographical metrics, the two portfolios seem to complement one another. The
low values for the Tech scouting portfolio are linked to its very small size (only 3 patent
families)
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21. Interested parties
- Here is a list of companies
citing the most the patents from
the Technology Scouting
portfolio
- In theory those companies
might also be interested in
buying or licensing in these
patents.
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22. Take a decision
Lithium Airdatabase
(632 patents)
Graphene based
Lithium Airpatent to
study (47 patents)
Graphene based
Lithium Airpatents
with highest
potential(3 patents)
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Intangible
assets
Copyrights
Cooperative
agreements
Manufacturing
capacity
Know‐how
Business
location
Trademarks

23. Q&A
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Gilles Cruanes
gcruanes@questel.com
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