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Marc Kaufman, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
Edward Rilee, Partner, MacCord Mason PLLC
Damian Wasserbauer, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, IDT Corporation
Fritz Gartner, Principal, Wavoka Incorporated
Mike Oara, Co-Founder and CTO, Relativity Technologies, Incorporated
Marc Kaufman
Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
On PatentMatrix Pro
“I was sitting in an initial patent strategy meeting with about eight of my colleagues when I first realized what a truly powerful tool PatentMatrix® Pro was. All of my colleagues had large stacks of paper claims that were highlighted and marked up almost beyond recognition.
As we discussed our strategy, everyone frantically leafed through their stacks of papers as I calmly pulled up the claims with PatentMatrix® Pro. After about the first half-hour of the meeting it became quite clear that I was more than two minutes ahead of everyone else in understanding the claims and their dependencies.
At one point all of my colleagues were standing behind me looking over my shoulder at the PatentMatrix® diagrams on my laptop. The patents we were analyzing were incredibly complex, many had over 100 claims. By the end of the meeting everyone was raving about how much easier PatentMatrix® diagrams made claims analysis and patent strategy.
PatentMatrix® Pro is a life-saver! It allows me to navigate the claims very efficiently and facilitates my discussion with clients, especially when I am doing infringement and validity analysis. On average, PatentMatrix® Pro saves me between 3 and 5 hours per patent application.
PatentMatrix® Pro is a must-have for all patent attorneys. I frequently remark that it’s not rocket science. However, it is a highly effective organizational tool that makes the patent attorney’s job dramatically easier. Sign up for PatentMatrix® today and see for yourself that claims no longer have to be confusing, unorganized, and a hindrance to effective patent strategy.”
On Neopatents, as a Firm
Neopatents is simply the best patent research and analytics firm out there. They consistently deliver the most relevant and focused results. Their proprietary algorithmic Spore® technology allows them to run alternative keyword searches that produce results that simply aren’t available anywhere else.
In addition to superior technology, Neopatents has a highly skilled and experienced team that is second-to-none. Just the other day, one of my clients had a conversation with Neopatents. They asked ALL of the right questions and enabled my client to immediately get the right focus on the search they were conducting.
One of the best things about Neopatents is their presentation tools. All too often patent research firms present their findings in formats that are just plain useless. Neopatents presents results in ways that always foster understanding and communication. The Spore® diagrams, in particular, really facilitate my understanding of the search results.
Neopatents always delivers the highest quality results. Furthermore, I am always amazed at how timely and professional they are. If you are looking for the best patent consultancy firm out there, then look no further…Neopatents is your answer!
Edward Rilee
Partner, MacCord Mason PLLC
IP Law Practice
“I was somewhat skeptical of PatentMatrix Pro because it was a new technology that was designed to completely automate the claims diagramming process, which was something I had been doing manually for over 20 years. However, I was sold after I saw my very first PatentMatrix diagram.
I was incredibly amazed that PatentMatrix could take literally hundreds of claims and instantly build the claim diagrams for me. At the click of a mouse, I could IMMEDIATELY generate flawless claims diagrams and email them as Word .docs or HTML to clients, fellow attorneys, and competitors. Never before have we all been on the same page from minute 1, day 1!
The first thing I do before starting a legal opinion is generate a PatentMatrix diagram. I equate it to learning how to diagram sentences as a child. This process was necessary to truly understanding the fundamentals of grammar, but it would be highly inefficient to diagram every single sentence you ever read. Creating claims diagrams is similar to diagramming sentences; except you must build a claims diagram for every single patent you are researching to fully understand it.
You either make it by hand or you let PatentMatrix make one for you at the click of a mouse. It just works!
Before I started using PatentMatrix, I would spend an entire day creating claims diagrams if I was analyzing several patents. This exposed me to human error and also used vast amounts of time and resources. It wasn’t until I started using PatentMatrix that I realized the incredible amount of time I was simply wasting on manually creating claims diagrams.
PatentMatrix has also allowed me to drastically increase my efficiency and accuracy by serving as a quality-control tool. I can input claims that I am drafting and generate PatentMatrix diagrams to ensure I have complete coverage.
I can honestly say that I couldn’t imagine a day in the office without PatentMatrix Pro. It’s the first thing I use.
If you are skeptical, you really should call Neopatents so you can talk first-hand about the ways PatentMatrix can help you. They’ll give you a free consultation and a trial of the software. PatentMatrix has given me an incredible advantage as a patent attorney.”
Damian Wasserbauer
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, IDT Corporation
“I first used Neopatents when we were evaluating a potential investment in a start-up company. My role was to advise the business group on coverage and whether the shares would be worth anything if we purchased them based on the purported future of the technology. Neopatents executed a full-blown Portfolio Analysis that easily allowed me to see areas of concern and overlap. I utilized the Neopatents deliverables to present the investment to the business and technology leadership in my company from a patent value perspective… and they really got it! They were able to see that there was real value in the investment and we went ahead with it. The areas and patents Neopatents identified provided us with a visual summary that was backed up by hard data. It really made our job much easier.
From a service perspective, Neopatents delivered a superior quality product within our specified budget. They also delivered their analysis before deadlines, allowing us to review the results prior to making the investment decision.
The cost benefit of working with Neopatents is significant. Due to corporate reductions, I lost my two senior patent analysts last year. Neopatents has really stepped in and filled a great need of mine. I have found that by outsourcing projects to Neopatents, I do not have to sacrifice quality and accuracy in patent search and analysis. If you look at the cost of bringing analysts on board, keeping them current and trained, and steering their work toward the quality that Neopatents delivers, you will quickly realize that Neopatents is the most cost-effective and quality solution available. In short, they enable me to do more with less.”
Fritz Gartner
Principal, Wavoka Incorporated
“Neopatents provided patentability and technology landscape research for my company. Neopatents asked all the questions that needed to be asked and grasped all of my ideas very quickly. The value of my patents was significantly enhanced because Neopatents helped me see that it would be better to pursue patents on a very precise and exact explanation of my invention. We were both on the same page throughout the whole process which resulted in the best possible patent applications for my inventions. Neopatents met and greatly exceeded my expectations. I recommend them highly.”
Mike Oara
Co-Founder and CTO, Relativity Technologies, Incorporated
“Neopatents is a great asset in helping us understand the competitive landscape to identify what was and was not patentable. The entire staff is very technically competent and immediately understands the ideas that we discuss regarding our patents. They make very pertinent observations that allow us to see the true value in pursuing a patent in a particular technological area.
We also find Neopatents’ unique deliverables to be very useful. They are valuable because they greatly enhance our understanding and analysis of the patent space and make it easy to communicate to the senior management team. We are able to use them to make sure that we position our patents correctly and effectively within our industry.
For us, the greatest benefit of working with Neopatents is that they give us the vision of building a patent strategy. Before we started working with Neopatents, our patent strategy could be described as spontaneous. In other words, we would identify something as a good idea and say, “Hey, let’s file a patent.” Neopatents worked with us in a consultative capacity to help us be strategic in the patents we chose to file. We would actually make lists of inventions we wanted to patent and Neopatents would analyze the list, advise us on what to do, when to do it, and why. This has resulted in a very effective patent strategy for our organization.”