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We provide patent intelligence, you make better strategic decisions
Budget Management
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Strategic patent intelligence
Cipher eliminates the inefficient manual tagging and sorting of patent data by using supervised machine learning. Cipher quickly delivers trusted and reliable patent intelligence, which gives you more time for the strategic decisions that only us, as humans, can make.
Recent highlights
From reports to case studies to podcasts, we’re regularly offering industry insights and providing quality content for IP and patent professionals.
Market intelligence, Technology and Trust
Episode 4 in Season 2 of the Cipher Vision Podcast series features Peter Haigh, Chair of Mintel. Peter describes patents as a “treasure trove”, providing invaluable market data to consumer product manufacturers.
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IP Counsel Cafe
We are speaking on the theme of mastering IP data analytics at this annual Silicon Valley conference (18 – 19 May). The Cipher team will be in attendance.
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ML4Patents Cipher and the Universal Technology Taxonomy Webinar
We joined ML4Patents to discuss machine learning within Cipher’s Universal Technology Taxonomy. Access the full recording plus a UTT handout.
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Europe and Asia edging ahead for green hydrogen technology supremacy
The green hydrogen sector will see rapid technological innovation as the sector continues to scale and evolve. This is the lead finding of a joint report by Cipher and Fitch Solutions.
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“I’m delighted how we’ve implemented Cipher. We’ve reduced 10-year expenses by nearly half by moving from a system where filings were based on headcount growth, to one where we systematically identify weakness in our portfolio, and file where necessary to ensure our patent ‘wall’ is maintained.” Rob Calico, Vice President IP and Litigation, ARM
“Because Cipher is an automated platform that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence, it is able to uncover companies of relevance, that we might never have discovered on our own.” Jared Engstrom, Head of Patent Development, Red Hat
“Cipher has been world class for us. It’s easy to use and it provides very powerful visual representations of what we own and importantly what our competitors have.” Dr Bobby Mukherjee, Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, BAE Systems plc
“Our issue was how to fit other companies’ portfolios into that same framework that we use and there’s just no other tool other than Cipher that can do that.” Bob Pechman, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Seagate Technology
“As a leading technology company we need instant answers to who’s doing what. Cipher helps us navigate complex patent landscapes.” Lucy Wojcik, Head of IP, Ocado
With Cipher you can…
Optimise your portfolio
Ensure you have the right portfolio to meet your strategic patenting objectives.
Gather competitor intelligence
Understand who’s doing what by automating patent to technology mapping.
Model cross licensing
Combine patent and revenue data to determine rational licensing outcomes.
Manage your budget
Justify patent budgets and communicate the impact of your investment.
Conduct due diligence
Automate manual reviews for efficient execution of M&A and licensing transactions.
Tackle inbound patent assertion
Be prepared with evidence to create a fast and effective threat assessment.
Benchmark your portfolio
Assess your portfolio in comparison to other owners through your technology lens.
Monetise your portfolio
Identify opportunities to create value through licensing or sale of patent assets.
Predict technology trends
Track new technologies and discover the unknown owners of future innovation.
Create Risk Mitigation Strategies
Understand the materiality of your threats to define your risk mitigation strategy.
Case studies
CFC Underwriting on being data led to accurately assess IP insurance risk
Maddi Brown, Intellectual Property Practice Leader at CFC Underwriting Ltd, shares how Cipher has helped to understand and quantify IP insurance risk.
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Seagate on keeping up with technology changes
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Seagate, Bob Pechman explains the pressures of supporting the business during a period of rapid technological change and how Cipher helps see the patent landscape through Seagate’s own technology lens.
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Centrica on the value of Cipher
Charles Clark, Director of Intellectual Property at Centrica, discusses the efficiency gains from using Cipher and the tasty bits of data gleaned from using Cipher’s AI over conventional search.
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Richardson Oliver Insights on the challenges of IP Teams
COO of Richardson Oliver Insights, Erik Oliver, talks about the challenges faced by IP teams with managing high value portfolios and the increased demand for both better data and better ways to communicate the value of patents.
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Red Hat on using the Cipher Optimisation Model
Jared Engstrom, Head of Patent Development, talks about the growth in Red Hat’s portfolio, how he has used Cipher’s custom classifiers and how the Cipher Optimisation model has improved their understanding of the competitive landscape.
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ARM on classifiers and managing patent budgets
Rob Calico, VP Litigation and IP, discusses the challenges of managing a sophisticated portfolio in a fast-moving technology environment, and how Cipher has helped them manage their patenting strategy and budgets.
Read moreWhy Cipher
Trained by humans, built by machine to give you independently verified accuracy
“Cipher’s classifiers enable you to understand the patent landscape or analyze a portfolio. Combining expertise in both IP and data science, Cipher provides you with solutions to the strategic problems patent owners face, with quick and accurate results.” Erik Oliver, Richardson Oliver Insights
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- May 23
Following a successful time (@IPCounselCafe) in California, our thoughts turn to Chicago. We’re a sponsor at #IPBCGlobal (12 – 14 June). Book a meeting now to discuss how the Cipher platform can help meet your #IP and #patent needs: https://t.co/FVk93GBCyx https://t.co/1GylgTAfjv
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- May 19
We’ve also been out and about in Silicon Valley during our trip. Here’s our CTO, Steve Harris with @jay_yonamine from @Google. Good to chat on data science and its possibilities for the legal industry and #patents. https://t.co/iWsWChFPuO
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- May 19
A sunny setting for the panel discussing Mastering IP Data Analytics, which our CEO @swychern was on yesterday at @IPCounselCafe. The whole Cipher team is present again today in Palo Alto and happy to chat about our platform. #ipdata #patentanalytics https://t.co/PtzAPAq9bG
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- May 18
“Super interesting podcast!” The response from an industry professional after listening to ‘Market intelligence, Technology and Trust’ with @,intelnews Chair, Peter Haigh. Listen for yourself: https://t.co/UtPcq2azV3 #consumerresearch #marketintelligence https://t.co/4Nq13t7nTY
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- May 17
We’re here ahead of @IPCounselCafe in Palo Alto. Tomorrow at 2.20pm PT, our CEO @swychern is on a panel discussing ‘Corporate IP Counsel’s New Role: Mastering IP Data Analytics for Litigation and Transactions While Increasing Efficiencies’. More: https://t.co/IpB4TL1XWQ https://t.co/umlh99W68I
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- May 16
Next month (12 – 14 June), we’ll be in Chicago as a sponsor at #IPBCGlobal. Book a meeting now with one of the team to discuss how the Cipher platform can help meet your #IP and #patent needs: https://t.co/rwdBzZlH3O https://t.co/TLipE6bymG
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- May 14
We’ve been putting the finishing touches to our June podcast with a respected IP industry figure. They’ve supplied some great quotes! Our 14 podcasts cover: #ROI, Evidence-based decision making, #IP capability, and more: https://t.co/j2GzYbkiJw #businesspodcast https://t.co/n7YF1igJ4y
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- May 13
As well as our CEO (@swychern), Chris, Kacper, Sarah and Steve from Cipher will be at @IPCounselCafe on Wednesday and Thursday (18/19 May). Book a meeting to learn how our platform provides insight into your patent data: https://t.co/vpk0de0PJK https://t.co/Guef1TgCVI
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- May 11
“The vast bulk of the Twitter portfolio can be dated back to either 2005 or 2010. Since then patenting activity has been limited.” We were happy to supply the data for this IAM feature: https://t.co/E7alCm1poS #patents #twittersold
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- May 10
We’re looking forward to visiting Palo Alto as part of @IPCounselCafe from 18 – 19 May. Want to find out exactly what our platform can offer? Book your meeting with one of the Cipher team attending: https://t.co/87o6Z0Qf4r https://t.co/oGZS9RKX1e
FAQs
What is strategic patent intelligence?
Strategic patent intelligence is Cipher’s ‘why’. We’ve optimised Cipher’s analysis of patent data to the teams responsible for making strategic patent decisions. Strategic patent intelligence is not only trusted, objective and repeatable, it is actionable.
How to align IP strategy with business strategy?
Communication is critical to aligning your IP strategy to business strategy and any patent strategy you develop too. Many organisations establish an IP steering group with representatives from across the business, with senior stakeholders reporting directly to the board, typically quarterly.
How does Cipher use Machine Learning in its solution?
Cipher has developed proprietary machine learning (ML) across the platform. It uses unsupervised machine learning for clustering and similarity (company analysis) and supervised machine learning for its patent to technology classification. Learn about how Cipher classifies patent data into technology areas using Machine Learning.
What other use cases are there for strategic patent intelligence?
Cipher also helps with due diligence, cross-licensing, pruning, litigation risk assessment and scouting. We also have specific SEP reports in areas such as HEVC. For more information contact us.
Why is Cipher different to patent search software?
Cipher delivers its analysis for strategic decision making without manual intervention. Conventional patent search is designed for technical patent filing and FTO work. Patent search is typically rules-based e.g. Boolean (key words and codes) requiring expert intervention to clean and normalise the data.
How does Cipher help with M&A transactions?
Cipher CEO, Nigel Swycher was a leading IP lawyer in London for over 20 years focussing on the IP aspects of major corporate transactions. The first use case for Cipher was due diligence.
Is Cipher only for patent experts?
No, Cipher is for everyone who makes strategic patent decisions. The user experience and visualisations have been tuned with input from patent leaders to be intuitive and engaging. No patent search experience is required. Knowledge of Boolean strings is a thing of the past.
What datasets are aggregated in Cipher?
Cipher includes global patent data from over 100 patent offices. Cipher also includes patent litigation data (including NPEs), cost data and best in class patent corporate tree.
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