Nancy A Fricano

US Patent:

20040122841, Jun 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/248127

Inventors:

Bryan Goodman - Dearborn MI, US
Bardia Madani - West Bloomfield MI, US
Carol Beckman - Swarthmore PA, US
Damian Porcari - Farmington Hills MI, US
Nancy Fricano - Roseville MI, US
Paul Stieg - Farmington Hills MI, US
Robert Schwarzwalder - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G06F017/00
G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/102000

Abstract:

One aspect of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for evaluating intellectual property. One preferred computer-implemented method includes obtaining a plurality of intellectual property (IP) records, preparing an IP data set based on the plurality of IP records, analyzing the IP data set to obtain an at least one IP cluster, and displaying the at least one IP cluster to allow a user to evaluate IP opportunities for the IP data set. IP opportunities include, but are not limited to, licensing, donation, infringement, and competitive intelligence opportunities.