This is just a quick post to let all of my regular readers know that I will be taking a short break from blogging. I have a lot going on at the moment, and have therefore decided to free myself from the imperative to write regularly in order to make time for other things.Most likely I will be back in a couple of weeks – unless I am dragged back sooner by some important event, such as the long-awaited decision in the Research Affiliates appeal (although I am not holding my breath for that one).
I expect I shall still be on Twitter from time to time, so while there is nothing happening here, feel free to follow @patentology (if you are not already doing so).
Before You Go…
Thank you for reading this article to the end – I hope you enjoyed it, and found it useful. Almost every article I post here takes a few hours of my time to research and write, and I have never felt the need to ask for anything in return.
But now – for the first, and perhaps only, time – I am asking for a favour. If you are a patent attorney, examiner, or other professional who is experienced in reading and interpreting patent claims, I could really use your help with my PhD research. My project involves applying artificial intelligence to analyse patent claim scope systematically, with the goal of better understanding how different legal and regulatory choices influence the boundaries of patent protection. But I need data to train my models, and that is where you can potentially assist me. If every qualified person who reads this request could spare just a couple of hours over the next few weeks, I could gather all the data I need.
The task itself is straightforward and web-based – I am asking participants to compare pairs of patent claims and evaluate their relative scope, using an online application that I have designed and implemented over the past few months. No special knowledge is required beyond the ability to read and understand patent claims in technical fields with which you are familiar. You might even find it to be fun!
There is more information on the project website, at claimscopeproject.net. In particular, you can read:
- a detailed description of the study, its goals and benefits; and
- instructions for the use of the online claim comparison application.
Thank you for considering this request!
Mark Summerfield
1 comments:
Great post, only one of its kind I have found so far that specifically relates to this outside of a small section in wikipedia.
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