Basic Concepts

CONTENTS

Patent Family Definition

Legal Status

Ultimate Owner Concept

PatentSight Methodology

Reporting Date Concept

Patent Family Definition

Created:  December 2019

For more information on the Patent Family Definition, see also:

• The Patent Family (English)
• Simple Patent Family（シンプルパテントファミリー）(Japanese)

Legal Status

Created: December 2019

For more information on the Legal Status, see also:

• Information Provided in the Result List (English)

Ultimate Owner Concept

Created: December 2019

For more information on the Ultimate Owner Concept, see also:

• Data Harmonization and Ownership Information (English)
• Ultimate Owner（最終的な権利者）(Japanese)

PatentSight Methodology

Created: December 2019

For more information on the PatentSight Methodology, see also:

• The Patent Asset Index Methodology (English)
• Technology Relevance (English)
• Market Coverage (English)
• Patent Asset Indexとは―手法 (Japanese)

Reporting Date Concept

Created: December 2019

For more information on the Reporting Date Concept, see also:

• The Reporting Date Concept (English)
• Reporting Date（レポーティングデート）(Japanese)