Semi-automated and inter-active system and method for analyzing patent landscapes

1. A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape, comprising:

inputting a query to a computing device via an input device, wherein the input device is coupled to one or more databases;

retrieving a plurality of relevant documents indicative of a conceptual region of the patent landscape from a data warehouse based on the query;

generating one or more presentations based on the retrieved relevant documents via the computing device;

augmenting the one or more presentations using one or more reasoning techniques via the computing device;

conducting competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents based on the one or more presentations, using an interactive visualization technique via the computing device; wherein the interactive visualization technique comprises generating an interactive network based graphical representation of a plurality of nodes inter-coupled through links; and interactively selecting and modifying one or more portions of the generated network based graphical representation based on at least one criteria; wherein each node is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising a term representative of the node; wherein each link is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising one or more terms representative of the nodes coupled via the link;

evaluating white space opportunities based on the one or more presentations; wherein evaluating white space opportunities comprises identifying pairs of nodes that are not directly coupled to each other;

listing and ranking the white space opportunities based on nodes that are to be directly coupled to each other;

applying projection techniques to forecast growth of predetermined target nodes;

applying projection techniques to links to forecast potential growth of identified white space opportunities;

computing a dynamic prescience of patent score indicative of a level of technical maturity and a rate at which potential white spaces are filled; and

displaying an output based on the competitive analysis and the evaluated white space opportunities via an output device; wherein the competitive analysis output and the evaluated white space opportunities are used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.

2. The method of claim 1 ; wherein one or more reasoning techniques comprises lexical reasoning, taxonomical reasoning, deductive reasoning, analogical reasoning, temporal reasoning, or combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein lexical reasoning comprises obtaining a set of keywords by automated keyword extraction and merging results of key word extraction.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein taxonomical reasoning comprises augmenting lexical information by using domain ontologies.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein deductive reasoning comprises augmenting lexical information by using predetermined domain rules.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein analogical reasoning comprises use of relationships established in one domain and transferring to another domain.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria comprises patents or seminal patents associated with a node among the plurality of nodes, a link among the plurality of links, a sub portion of the network based graphical representation, or combinations thereof.

8. A semi-automated system having at least one computing device for interactively analyzing a patent landscape, comprising:

an input device configured to input a query to a patent database;

an interactive analytical tool communicatively coupled to the patent database, wherein said tool is configured to extract a plurality of relevant patents indicative of a predetermined conceptual region of the patent landscape; generate one or more presentations based on the retrieved relevant patents; conduct competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents based on the one or more presentations using an interactive visualization technique; augment the one or more presentations based one or more reasoning techniques; evaluate white space opportunities based on the one or more presentations and compute a dynamic prescience of patent score indicative of a level of technical maturity and a rate at which potential white spaces are filled; wherein the interactive visualization technique comprises generating an interactive network based graphical representation of a plurality of nodes inter-coupled through links; wherein each node is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising a term representative of the node; wherein each link is indicative of number of patents of the patent landscape comprising one or more terms representative of the nodes coupled via the link; and

an output device configured to display an output indicative of an analysis output from the analytical tool;

wherein the output is used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the criteria comprises patents or seminal patents associated with a node among the plurality of nodes, a link among the plurality of links, a sub portion of the network based graphical representation, or combinations thereof.