Patentee Name Harmonisation - ecoom.be
Patentee Name Harmonisation - ecoom.be
Patentee Name Harmonisation - ecoom.be
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H. G. WEBER & COMPANY 7 7 1 6 86%<br />
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS &<br />
COMPANY<br />
SGS-THOMSON<br />
MICROELECTRONICS<br />
51 12,252 6,269 5,983 49%<br />
51 3,125 922 2,203 70%<br />
“INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION” has the highest num<strong>be</strong>r of additional<br />
patents (12,704); “H. G. WEBER & COMPANY” has the highest share of additional patents<br />
(86%); and “E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY” and “SGS-THOMSON<br />
MICROELECTRONICS” have the highest num<strong>be</strong>r of matched names (51).<br />
Table 27 reveals that there is not necessarily a relation <strong>be</strong>tween the num<strong>be</strong>r of matched names<br />
and the num<strong>be</strong>r or share of additional assigned patents. Even a low num<strong>be</strong>r of matched names<br />
can result in a high num<strong>be</strong>r of additional patents.<br />
Table 28 contains the average impact of name cleaning and harmonization for all harmonized<br />
names matched to more than one original patentee name.<br />
Table 28: Average impact of name cleaning and harmonization<br />
Num<strong>be</strong>r of matched names 2.6<br />
Total num<strong>be</strong>r of patents 48.8<br />
Maximum num<strong>be</strong>r of patents of original patentee 41.3<br />
Additional num<strong>be</strong>r of assigned patents 7.6<br />
Share of additional patents 33.1%<br />
Although the num<strong>be</strong>r of matched names and the additional num<strong>be</strong>r of assigned patents seem<br />
low on average, the impact on the share of total num<strong>be</strong>r of patents is considerable.<br />
Table 29 contains the distribution of the share of additional assigned patents in the total num<strong>be</strong>r<br />
of patents of all harmonized names matched to more than one original patentee name.<br />
Table 29: Distribution of share of additional assigned patents<br />
SHARE NBR HARMONIZED NAMES<br />
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