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

摘要

A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape in one embodiment includes retrieving a plurality of relevant patents indicative of a predetermined conceptual region of the patent landscape from a patent repository using a query. Competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents is conducted using an interactive network-based visualization technique. The competitive analysis is used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis.