The European Patent Office has made its patent portfolio management tool IPscore available to download free of charge.
IPscore can be used to:
- examine a company’s patent portfolio
- analyse the value of individual patents
- align a company’s patent strategy with its business strategy
- make the best use of patents as a business tool
- identify opportunities and risks
The tool uses 40 factors to assess each patent and visualises the input in spider and portfolio diagrams.
IPscore was originally developed by the Danish Patent and Trademark Office and was later bought by the EPO.
Accompanying the release of IPscore, EPO posted a short introductory video, “Patent portfolio management with Ipscore.”
Other opportunities to learn how to use IPscore include an online virtual classroom session and a two-day training course at the EPO.
IPscore is available at the EPO website.
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