Introducing WIPS AI LAB: Redefining the Patent Workflow

 

From patent search and analysis to claim review and standard technology mapping... Keeping up with both efficiency and accuracy amid the daily influx of patent data is no easy feat. To address these pain points for patent professionals, WIPS presents WIPS AI LAB—a dedicated AI solution space optimized for expert patent workflows.

AI LAB combines cutting-edge Generative AI with WIPS’s high-quality proprietary database. By turning complex and tedious data analysis into a few simple clicks, it enables researchers, patent attorneys, and IP managers to focus on high-value, strategic decision-making.

Let’s explore the powerful core features of AI LAB and how they drive operational innovation.

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Provided in English, Japanese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)+original language

Ask Brainy — Your Dedicated Patent AI Assistant

An AI conversational engine specialized in patents. Simply ask about a patent or a complex technical concept, and it instantly delivers accurate answers and summaries.

Value Point: When handling patents in unfamiliar technical domains or running low on time to read lengthy specifications, it quickly extracts key points to dramatically reduce document review time. 

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Claim Insights — Fast-Tracking Complex Technical Concepts

Analyzes the context of intricate patent claims to provide plain-language definitions and intuitive explanations. 

Value Point: Translates legal and technical jargon into clear, easy-to-understand terms, minimizing errors during technical reviews and accelerating comprehension.

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 Claim Scope Analysis — Proactive Risk Assessment

Compares components between your products/technologies and competitors' patent claims to precisely evaluate scope-of-rights overlaps. 

Value Point: Delivers actionable insights for FTO (Freedom-to-Operate) searches and infringement risk reviews, helping you identify threats early and prevent disputes.

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Description Mapping — Connecting Detailed Descriptions with Claims

Precisely maps and extracts where each claim element is supported within the detailed description (body text) of the specification. 

Value Point: Automates the manual effort of verifying claim support and preparing patent analysis tables, significantly speeding up the workflow. 

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Patents in Products — Bridging Market Products with Patent Tech

Links actual commercial market products with their underlying applied patent technologies.

Value Point: Delivers valuable strategic insights for market analysis, competitor portfolio tracking, and identifying prospective licensing targets.

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Search Query Builder — AI-Powered Logic Builder

Generates optimal patent search queries by combining relevant IPC classification codes and synonyms/related terms based on your invention abstract or keywords. 

Value Point: Reduces trial and error during prior art searches, ensuring fast acquisition of high-quality, comprehensive search results. 

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Sequence Analysis — Essential for Bio & Pharma

Systematically extracts and analyzes gene or protein sequences (DNA, RNA, Amino Acids, etc.) embedded in bio/pharma patents. 

Value Point: Automates complex, high-precision bio data analysis, significantly reducing the workload for specialist researchers. (Currently available for KR documents with sequence listings) 

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Standard (Technology) Mapping — Automated SEP Analysis

Precisely maps and analyzes ICT international technical standards (e.g., Telecom, Mobility) against patent claims. 

Value Point: Provides high-precision analysis for discovering Standard Essential Patent (SEP) candidates and generating mapping reports, giving you a competitive edge in standard patents. 

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AI LAB can also be accessed directly from the Patent Detail View screen. 

WIPS AI LAB is more than just a manual task automation tool—it is a dependable AI partner designed to maximize your expertise. Leave repetitive searches and data organization to AI LAB, and focus on delivering sharper, more strategic IP insights.

We are currently offering a Free Trial of AI LAB for existing WIPS customers. Experience the next generation of patent analysis innovation today.

Transform the speed and depth of your patent workflow—Get started with AI LAB now!

 

"Strong Only on Paper?" How to Uncover the Real Value of Your Competitors' Core Patents

 

 When conducting a patent search, simply finding registered patents is often not enough. Determining how stable a patent's rights actually are, what disputes it has faced with competitors, whether ownership has been transferred, or of there is a history of licensing or collateralization are just as critical as the technical analysis itself.

 For instance, questions like: Has a competitor’s core patent ever faced an invalidation trial? Was a patent recently transferred to another company? Is technology commercialization underway through licensing agreements? What verdicts were handed down during a patent dispute? The answers to these questions directly impact your business and IP strategies.

 To facilitate this depth of analysis, WIPS Global provides Trial & Appeal Search and Legal Search features. Let’s take a closer look at how these two tools allow you to seamlessly check not only technical data but also integrated legal status and dispute histories.

Trial & Appeal Search: Patent Dispute History at a Glance

The Trial & Appeal Search feature allows users to search for a wide range of dispute and trial information, including invalidation trials, trials to confirm the scope of rights, oppositions, and appeals.

WIPS Global provides major trial data from the US, Europe, Japan, and South Korea, allowing you to efficiently monitor global dispute statuses.

Fast Search for Specific Trial Cases

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 With search criteria including trial type, case number, parties involved, attorneys, and administrative judges, you can pinpoint specific dispute cases in no time. For the US, the platform includes case details from the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) and BPAI, enabling in-depth analysis of trial statuses such as IPR, PGR, and CBM.

Track Dispute Flows and Outcomes

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 Search results go beyond a simple list by providing both statistics by trial type and case-level information simultaneously. This makes it easy to quickly identify which types of trials occur most frequently, whether a case is pending or closed, and who the major litigating parties are. For South Korean data, related trials and appeals are grouped together, making the overall flow of a case much easier to follow.

Deep Dive into Case Details

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 The case details screen allows you to review trial history, filed documents (dockets), trial decisions, and related patent information. In particular, for US PTAB cases, you can review the actual documents submitted and the entire proceedings, which is incredibly useful for analyzing a competitor's dispute or defense strategies.

Legal Search: Track Current Status and Ownership History

A patent’s status continues to evolve long after registration. Various legal events—such as ownership transfers (assignments), licensing setups, pledges (collateral), and maintenance fee payments—occur over time, serving as critical benchmarks for assessing a patent’s actual value and commercial viability. WIPS Global’s Legal Search helps you systematically search and analyze these changes in patent rights.

 Search Assignments, Licenses, and Pledges

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Users can filter and search legal information tailored to specific countries:

- US: Assignment, KR: Assignment and License, CN: Assignment, License and Pledge

Because these filters can be combined with standard patent search criteria, you can effortlessly analyze a specific company’s patent transfers or technology transaction activities.

Instant Legal Status Checks in Search Results

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 Legal Search results present country-specific status data in statistical charts for quick overview. You can instantly verify statuses like Active, Pending, Granted, Expired, or Invalidated, making it a powerful tool for portfolio analysis or competitor monitoring.

Comprehensive History of Rights Modifications

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 In the patent details view, you can check not just the current legal status but the entire legal history post-registration. Assignment history, license agreements, pledge records, administrative procedures, and maintenance fee details are all consolidated onto a single screen. Notably, for Chinese data, chronological changes in legal status from application to the present day are provided, letting you easily map out the entire lifecycle of the right.

Practical Use Cases: How to Leverage These Features

Reviewing Competitor Patent Stability:

A high volume of patents does not inherently guarantee a strong portfolio. By checking whether a competitor's core patent has faced prior invalidation trials and reviewing the outcomes, you can more accurately assess the actual strength of their rights.

Uncovering Licensing and Tech Transfer Opportunities:

Using Legal Search, you can identify companies actively licensing out technologies in specific sectors. This helps you scout potential technology partners, discover R&D collaborators, and analyze business synergy opportunities.

FTO and Dispute List Analysis:

Reviewing patent lists is a must before launching a new product. By utilizing Trial & Appeal Search, you can see if related patents have been weaponized in actual lawsuits, helping you mitigate potential risks effectively.

M&A and Investment Due Diligence:

When evaluating a corporate acquisition or investment, legal health matters just as much as patent volume. Checking assignment histories, licensing contracts, and pledge statuses ensures a much more thorough and precise IP due diligence process.

 Patent analysis doesn’t end with just reading patent literature. To make accurate, data-driven decisions, you need to look at the bigger picture: which patents are actually tied up in disputes, how those rights are being managed, and what position that technology holds in the market.

 WIPS Global’s Trial & Appeal Search and Legal Search bring all of this together on a single platform, enabling you to conduct technical and legal analysis simultaneously.

 If you want to evaluate not just the technical value of a patent, but also its legal strength and commercial potential, experience WIPS Global’s specialized search features today. Go beyond the text and read the flow of rights and disputes—WIPS Global is here to guide your journey.

 

[WIPS PRISM II] Turning Patent Data into Strategy : Your AI-Powered Solution

WIPS PRISM : Detailed Features and User Guide

In our previous issue, we introduced PRISM as a deep-learning-based AI patent automatic classification solution. It revolutionizes analysis speed and accuracy by automating the technical classification stage, which typically accounts for 50-60% of the patent analysis workload.

In this issue, we will dive deeper into the specific features that make PRISM an essential tool for patent professionals.

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AI Training & Configuration

Establishing the AI classification model through data learning.

This stage involves the initial setup where the AI learns from user-provided data. By uploading a population and performing manual classification for training, a complete classification model is generated. 

Data Import: Upload up to 200,000 records via Excel or by syncing with WIPS Global "My Folders" (multiple folders supported). Additional data can be added even after a project is created. 

Classification Support: Supports both manual and stepwise classification. It utilizes AI-generated summaries (sentence/phrase level) in addition to titles, abstracts, and claims. 

Training & Automation: You can train the AI on a small subset of the population to automatically classify the remaining documents. Precision can be adjusted using similarity settings (30–90%).

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Noise Filtering via AI Training

Filtering out irrelevant data before technical classification.

The goal is to create a "Noise Filter" by training the AI on "Valid Documents" so it can identify and remove dissimilar "Noise Documents." 

The generated filter is applied during AI classification to automatically categorize documents as Valid (YES) or Noise (NO).

·    By selecting the noise filter option and uploading valid training cases, the AI generates a final filter optimized for your specific project.

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Real-World AI Classification

Applying the trained models to derive results (Technical Classification & Noise Filtering). 

Automated Technical Classification: Apply a pre-created model to receive a classified list for each document. The system displays the Top 3 classification categories along with their Similarity Scores (%). 

Adjustment & Expansion: Users can set and edit classification trees up to 3 levels deep. You can also integrate and re-classify new populations with existing data. 

Recommended Workflow: To maximize data quality, we recommend a two-step process: first, use the Noise Filter to select valid patents, and second, apply the Detailed Technical Classification model. 

Continuous Improvement: Once a model is created, it can continuously classify new patents. Performance can be further refined by feeding newly classified data back into the model for additional training.

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Clustering (Unsupervised Learning)

AI-driven grouping of similar patents without prior training data.

This is ideal for exploring new technologies, establishing initial classification systems, or predicting a competitor’s new business directions. 

Data Preparation: To avoid missing valid patents, it is best to collect data using broad search queries, even if they include some noise. Requires a minimum of 50 records. 

Clustering Settings: Supports up to 3 levels of grouping. Like AI training, users can select the data scope (Title, Abstract, Claims, or AI Summaries). 

Review & Model Conversion: After reviewing the clustering results, if the classification structure is satisfactory, it can be converted into an AI Classification Model (Supervised Learning) for future automation.

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Matrix

Strategic insight through Objective (Why) vs. Solution (How) analysis.

The OS Matrix maps the same dataset across two axes—Object and Solution—to analyze distribution patterns and identify problem structures, technical trends, and opportunity areas. 

White Space Analysis: By setting AI classification or clustering results on the X and Y axes, you can see where data is concentrated or sparse. A "White Space" (an object with no corresponding solution) indicates an untried technical area. 

Portfolio Optimization: This method allows for the simultaneous identification of competitive structures and expansion potential. 

Targeted Search: By running a matrix with data scoped to "Solution" and "Effect" fields, users can find specific technologies that achieve a desired effect or identify alternative effects for a single solution.

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Multi-Perspective Charts

Visualizing classification results through various lenses.

PRISM provides interactive charts to visualize results by year, country, assignee, and technical category. 

Enhanced Accuracy: Data cleaning features for assignee names improve the precision of the analysis. 

Interactive Filtering: Selecting a specific tech field or date range triggers real-time updates across all charts, providing a customized and intuitive analysis environment.

We have taken a detailed look at the core features of WIPS PRISM. At its heart, PRISM is about Automated Classification through AI Learning. Whether you are creating a 'Personal Assistant" by teaching the AI your manual classification logic (Supervised Learning) or letting the AI discover strategies within massive datasets (Clustering/Unsupervised Learning), WIPS PRISM is here to transform your patent workflow efficiency.

Boost your patent intelligence with WIPS PRISM today!

 

Turning Patent Data into Strategy : Your AI-Powered Solution, WIPS PRISM

 The most time-consuming and labor-intensive stage of patent analysis is, without a doubt, technology classification. WIPS is proud to announce the global launch of PRISM, our upgraded AI patent classification solution. PRISM is a deep-learning-based tool designed to smartly automate repetitive and complex classification tasks, simultaneously boosting both speed and accuracy.

Specifically engineered for the global state, PRISM supports four major languages-English, Chinese (simplified), Japanese and Traditional Chinese. This allows for consistent classification standards even in multi-lingual environments, significantly expanding the scope and efficiency of international IP analysis.

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The Challenge: Why is Patent Analysis So Difficult?

Patent analysis goes far beyond simple data organization; it is the backbone of R&D strategy, IP portfolio management, market/competitor analysis, and litigation risk management.

In practice, experts must subdivide vast amounts of patent data into specific technology, industry, and product units. This classification phase is notoriously grueling, often accounting for 50% to 60% of the total analysis workload.

The Role of PRISM: The Core of Automated Classification

PRISM was designed to solve this exact bottleneck. As an AI-driven solution, it can be applied across the entire core analysis pipeline: from screening valid data and classifying technologies to data refining and statistical analysis.

Technical Excellence of PRISM

At the heart of PRISM lies a Deep Learning training model. While traditional classification methods suffer from high labor costs, long turnaround times, and inconsistent results, PRISM overcomes these limits. By combining multiple deep learning models with preliminary classifiers and applying noise-reduction techniques, PRISM ensures a faster, more consistent technical classification process.

Two Strategic AI Classification Modes

PRISM offers two distinct classification methods tailored to your specific analysis goals:

1. Supervised Learning AI Classification When a user uploads previously classified patent data, PRISM learns the patterns to create an optimized classification model and noise filter. It then automatically classifies new patent populations based on this learned logic.

2. Unsupervised learning AI clustering even without prior training data,

Users can upload a patent population and the AI will automatically form clusters based on technical similarity.

With a hierarchical structure (up to 4 depths), this mode is ideal for exploring new technologies or initial technology mapping.

Key Features & Visualization

PRISM provides AI training/classification, matrix analysis, and clustering functions. It visualizes classification results into an X-Y Axis Matrix, enabling intuitive technology positioning and competitive landscape analysis.

A New Standard for IP Intelligence

PRISM is a solution that elevates patent analysis by automating the most resource-heavy stage of the process. Through deep learning and its dual-mode (Supervised/Unsupervised) approach, it supports everything from routine repetitive analysis to the discovery of emerging technologies.

WIPS PRISM transforms patent classification from a mere "pre-processing task" into a strategic decision-making asset.

Shift your IP workflow to a faster, smarter standard with PRISM.

Stay tuned! In our next issue (#38), we will dive deeper into the specific features of PRISM Global.

Inquiries: For detailed product information, please contact us at global@wips.co.kr 

A New Standard for Patent Search, WIPS Global

 

As we come to the close of another remarkable year, we would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation for your continued trust and partnership. Your feedback, insights, and encouragement have guided us throughout 2025, and they have played a meaningful role in shaping the future of WIPS Global.

This year marked an important milestone for us. In September 2025, WIPS Global took a significant step forward with an expanded coverage of 50 countries, enhanced precision in search accuracy, and a more intuitive user experience across the platform. Several core search functions were also refined, allowing us to deliver a faster, smarter, and more reliable patent-search environment for professionals around the world.

As we look ahead to a new year, our commitment remains unchanged. WIPS will continue to stand by you with dependable service, deeper insights, and technology that grows alongside your needs. We are dedicated to leading the future of intellectual property services—together with you.

Thank you sincerely for walking this journey with us. We hope you look forward to an even more intelligent and seamless WIPS Global in 2026.

Led by AI. Completed by you.

Patent Review, Faster & Smarter - Meet the Highlighter

When reviewing countless patent documents, the biggest challenge is grasping the essence quickly. The Highlighter feature brings important keywords to the forefront, allowing you to instantly locate the information you need. Even in complex technical documents, you can zero in on the essentials, dramatically improving review efficiency.

Why the Highlighter Feature is Essential in Patent Review

Quickly Identify the Core in Massive Documents

Patent documents can stretch over dozens or even hundreds of pages, often filled with highly technical language. The Highlighter feature makes critical keywords stand out, so you don’t need to read every line to grasp the main ideas. This leads directly to shorter review times and greater productivity.

Improve Review Accuracy & Avoid Missing Key Details

The greatest risk in patent review is overlooking important terms or claims. By consistently highlighting designated keywords throughout the document, the Highlighter helps eliminate blind spots. Grouping similar keywords under the same color also makes it easy to recognize conceptually related ideas at a glance.

Flexibility for Different Use Cases

Whether conducting prior art searches, competitor analysis, patent mapping, or licensing review, the focus keywords vary by task. The Highlighter adapts seamlessly with options like repositioning the input panel, toggling highlight colors ON/OFF, and syncing across different viewers and pages. This ensures you can customize the tool to your exact workflow, focusing only on the parts that matter most.

Tangible Efficiency Gains in Practice

The benefit goes far beyond faster reading. Because key points are already marked, report writing and team collaboration become much smoother, with less rework and fewer communication gaps. Ultimately, the Highlighter translates into time and cost savings, along with higher-quality, more reliable deliverables.

Customized Highlighting

With the WIPS Global’s Highlighter, you can group up to 10 keywords and highlight them in the same color, making it easy to distinguish terms that share similar meanings or purposes. Beyond simple word highlighting, this feature creates a tailored analysis environment. With options such as moving the input box, toggling highlight colors ON/OFF, and automatic syncing across multiple viewers, the Highlighter adapts to the way you work.

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Up to 50 highlighter colors can be designated.

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You can switch between horizontal and vertical modes, and freely adjust the window size.

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You can also move the highlighter to any desired location for convenient document review.

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You can enter up to 10 keywords in a single field and highlight them in the same color.

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Core keywords by technology can be saved as a set, allowing you to easily load them whenever needed.

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The highlighter feature is automatically linked with various features such as Detailed View, Easy Viewer, and My Folder, allowing you to review saved keyword sets across all supported features.

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A New Standard for Patent Review

So far, we’ve looked into the upgraded ‘Highlighter’ of the WIPS Global. The Highlighter isn’t just an accessory — it’s a transformative feature that redefines the patent review process. By simplifying complex data, saving time, and enabling you to focus only on what truly matters, it turns document review from a tedious task into the starting point for clear, actionable insights.