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Why Cipher

Because life’s too short to be counting and sorting patents manually.

Our mission is to enable a rational understanding of patents by:

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Strategic Patent Intelligence

Providing the patent intelligence required by IP teams to support strategic patent decisions

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Machine Learning Algorithms

Automating all analysis that does not need to be conducted manually and developing machine learning algorithms with proven levels of accuracy

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Evidence based decisions

Creating better ways to communicate the value of patents both internally and externally to key stakeholders

100 million patent families, 1 million owners

It’s painful to answer the foundational patent question, ‘who owns what?’

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Cipher’s way of approaching classification is particularly useful because it’s customised to the way Red Hat views the world in terms of technological taxonomy.

Jared Engstrom, Head of Patent Development, Red Hat

Transform your productivity

Cipher customers say they have increased their productivity 36 times, allowing more time to be spent on patent strategy.

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Your own Taxonomy

At the heart of Cipher sits your own view of the technology landscape. Custom Classifiers are built using seed patents to create a unique set of training data.  You have your own taxonomy with all the classifiers you need so you can have an updated view of your world anytime…automated, efficient, repeatable.

Your Custom taxonomy

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Talk with our team

Our friendly team is on hand to discuss your IP challenges or to learn what issues you are facing in managing your patent portfolio.

Instantly book a 30-minute exploratory call with our team by choosing a calendar slot to suit you.

Cipher’s classifiers are a fantastic tool for understanding the patent landscape or analyzing a portfolio. Cipher combines expertise in both IP and data science to enable solutions to strategic problems patent owners face with quick and accurate results.

Erik Oliver, COO, Richardson Oliver Insights LLC

The Cipher Platform

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Cipher was created to enable IP professionals to make evidence based decisions around their patent strategy.  

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Cipher delivers 96% accuracy from an independently-created test.

Cipher uses supervised machine learning for classification of patents. Our customers trust Cipher, not simply because of our Machine Learning algorithms; but because they know how the system works and can easily verify the accuracy of the results.

Cipher accuracy has been independently tested and our work on creating Gold Standards is published in the leading journal World Patent Information.

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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

Examples of Sector Taxonomies

Taxonomies are customised to you or your sector. Find out more from examples of Cipher’s sector taxonomies:

Aerospace and Defence

Technologies within this taxonomy include: air turbine starters; electromagnetics; flight management systems for drones; head mounted displays (HMDs); and virtual cockpits.
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Automotive

The industry standard for understanding the future of the cars and automotive industry.
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FMCG

Incorporating both Food&Drink and Beauty and Personal care developed in collaboration with Mintel
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FinTech

The types of classifiers in a FinTech technology would be in sectors such as banking services, payment technologies, and security.
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MedTech

Strategic insight for the next generation of diagnosis and treatment for data driven healthcare
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Industrial Automation

A patent taxonomy developed at the heart of Industry 4.0, including 3D printing, robotics and connectivity
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Semiconductor

Supporting the sector in times of fast pace and high stakes technology evolution
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Technology

Navigate complex landscapes when every company is a technology company.
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With Cipher you can…

Portfolio Optimisation connecting cogs

Optimise your portfolio

Ensure you have the right portfolio to meet your strategic patenting objectives.

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Competitive Intelligence

Gather competitor intelligence

Understand who’s doing what by automating patent to technology mapping.

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Cross Licensing

Model cross licensing

Combine patent and revenue data to determine rational licensing outcomes.

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Manage your budget

Justify patent budgets and communicate the impact of your investment.

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Conduct due diligence

Automate manual reviews for efficient execution of M&A and licensing transactions.

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Tackle inbound patent assertion

Be prepared with evidence to create a fast and effective threat assessment.

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Benchmark your portfolio

Assess your portfolio in comparison to other owners through your technology lens.

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Monetise your portfolio

Identify opportunities to create value through licensing or sale of patent assets.

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Predict technology trends

Track new technologies and discover the unknown owners of future innovation.

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Create Risk Mitigation Strategies

Understand the materiality of your threats to define your risk mitigation strategy.

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