With the explosion in available data and the acceleration of innovation processes, companies are investing in advanced solutions to stay competitive and protect their creations.
Intellectual property (IP) is at the heart of this dynamic: it lets companies secure their know-how and make use of their innovations with peace of mind.
This is where TKM, with its software platform and its “Data Lake” (a database covering patents on a global scale), makes the difference. Thanks to a dual scientific expertise and expertise in exploiting scientific literature, TKM puts artificial intelligence (AI) at the service of your strategies.
Going well beyond classic intelligence-monitoring approaches, TKM positions itself as a strategic partner that supports your decision-making by feeding it targeted, precise information (ahead of your freedom-to-operate assessments, prior-art searches, non-patent literature, landscapes…).
TKM’s scientific and technical expertise: a unique synergy
Scientific and information-technology expertise
Founded in 2004, TKM has made it its mission to support companies in their innovation efforts, drawing on rigorous analysis and exploitation of scientific and technical literature. This means continuously feeding technology and scientific intelligence-monitoring processes to detect trends and weak signals, but also offering personalized services exploiting patent literature in particular, to support R&D and IP decisions.
Carrying out a complete review of a topic in a few hours, finding documents that pre-date a blocking patent, detecting a change in a competitor’s tactics, or even feeding your R&D teams with relevant information, sorted and classified thanks to precision AI, which, far from the big marketing promises, genuinely saves you precious time. Here are a few examples of what TKM can bring you.
This expertise is the result of many years of research and development (R&D) in the fields of semantic analysis and the analysis of massive, heterogeneous data.
TKM Platform: AI at the heart of IP
At the center of our offering: TKM Platform, a platform that brings together and analyzes millions of data points from patent databases, scientific articles, theses, and also global collaborative projects.
Over the years, and as early as 2018, our software began using machine learning algorithms to sort and filter data based on each user’s needs, offering markedly greater precision than traditional monitoring methods, but also than generic AIs, which are by definition not very precise. The visualization features let users quickly access the strategic information they need to develop their R&D work and IP strategy.
TKM’s solutions for optimizing companies’ IP strategy
Mapping and anticipating the technology landscape
Mapping and anticipating the technology landscapeOne of TKM Platform’s strengths lies in its ability to detect weak signals, which lets companies anticipate changes in their sector.
For example, with the right information on emerging technologies, an R&D department can assess their potential for integration, identify academic partners or start-ups, or possible competitors.
TKM offers flexible solutions for an overview of the patents filed in their sector, letting them spot areas to monitor and secure their innovations. TKM’s strength also lies in thinking globally in terms of information sources.
A competitor spotted taking part in a European project can mean your company needs to speed up its patent filing, if it is also interested in that R&D field. Prior art can sometimes come down to a matter of days or weeks… we know this well at TKM, which is also why, beyond our tools, we offer tailor-made, highly responsive services.
Identifying and assessing patent risks
Identifying and assessing patent risksFor IP departments, detecting blocking patents early and responding to the patent office in time can make all the difference.
It can also be useful to inform R&D processes in order to work around a problematic patent. This is what we call augmented R&D creativity. Whether by offering a simplified reading of patents (a means tree) or by feeding a collective-intelligence approach (TRIZ, CK, or CPS), TKM’s teams master these processes and can provide you with valuable support.
For an SME, detecting the risk of costly infringement and avoiding unknowingly finding itself in a situation of patent infringement is a vital activity, and yet one that is often underused, particularly by companies that choose not to file systematically. Filing can in fact reduce this risk, if only because of the prior-art search the process requires.
TKM enables these advanced analyses with a view to identifying the patents that could restrict its clients’ freedom to operate.
In addition, the TKM platform offers searches within “non-patent literature” to find earlier publications that could help challenge the validity of competitors’ patents. This approach concretely secures and strengthens companies’ IP strategies and gives them optimal control over their innovation fields.
→ Also read – Patent landscape: mapping your patent environment and monitoring your competitors
Precious time savings for decision-makers
Precious time savings for decision-makersThe TKM platform is designed to meet decision-makers’ constraints by giving them ready-to-use information and a clear visualization of the data. IP departments, like R&D managers, can then focus on their strategic goals while delegating the collection, sorting, filtering and analysis of data.
With a concise overview and data-visualization tools, it becomes possible to make decisions based on reliable data, while optimizing the time needed to access information.
TKM Platform: a flexible solution for every type of company
Offerings tailored to varied needs
TKM offers several modules within the TKM platform, to meet the needs of large groups, SMEs and start-ups. The solution is available as a SaaS license, letting users directly access their own private, secure workspace and carry out their analyses completely independently.
Companies that lack the in-house skills or resources to make full use of the tool can opt for a hybrid offering, where TKM helps them build a documentary archive or keep it regularly updated to feed their intelligence monitoring. This hybrid model, particularly popular with demanding clients, combines flexibility and human support.
If the goal is also to provide teams with qualified information through a simplified tool, that’s possible too. The platform’s “Watches” module offers a “Front View”: an alternative, secure tool for giving a wider audience access to monitoring results (Marketing, R&D, Process, Procurement…).
IZINOV: an alternative for SMEs
To meet the specific needs of SMEs (time and budget), TKM has developed IZINOV, a fast, cost-effective solution designed to make technology and competitive intelligence monitoring easier. IZINOV lets smaller organizations access quality data and carry out IP research at a lower cost.
In less than 10 days and 2 hours of your time, you get a complete overview of a topic of your choice.
This offering reflects TKM’s commitment to making its solutions accessible, whatever a company’s resources. IZINOV is particularly relevant for SMEs looking to assess their competitive environment or identify new markets for their innovations.
→ Also read – Start-up intelligence monitoring: an indispensable asset
Human support in service of the technology
A partnership that makes the difference
The support TKM offers is not limited to software use. Its expert analysts also advise companies on the best strategy for making the most of the results from TKM’s intelligence-monitoring and analysis platform.
They help in particular to identify market trends, optimize technology investments, and create new collaboration opportunities with academic partners, start-ups or potential clients.
Customization, an asset for users
In a context where speed and precision are essential, TKM adapts its tools to each company’s specific needs. This tailor-made approach makes TKM a trusted player, able to deliver high-value-added solutions and generate actionable insights. By developing secure, precision artificial intelligence in service of people, users can maximize their innovation potential and optimize their strategic positioning.
With its platform, TKM turns artificial intelligence into a powerful, accessible tool for IP. By combining in-depth expertise in scientific and technological data with flexible software solutions, TKM offers an IP intelligence-monitoring model that goes beyond simple surveillance.
Companies can then focus on what matters most: innovating, growing and securing their competitiveness on the global market. Want to learn more? Request a demo.