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HeritageGlobalPatents&Trademarks12625HighBluffDr#305SanDiego,CA92130DougBerman,Directordberman@hginc.com707-245-4417
HeritageGlobalPatents&TrademarkswillbesellingthePatentPortfolioofFrameriinaSealed-BidAuction.TheBidSubmissionDeadlinewillbeJanuary24,2019.
Frameriwasfoundedin2012andwasknownforitseyeglasseswithinterchangeablelensesandframes.ThelensescouldbepoppedoutandinsertedintootherFrameriframesallowingfordiversityofappearancewithjustonesetoflenses.InJuneof2017Framerireportedthatthat28eyecareretailersin15statesweresellingFrameri'sproducts.
Thecompanygainedwidespreadattentionafteritwasfeaturedina2015episodeof"SharkTank,"ashowallowingentrepreneurstopresentBusinessProposalstoapanelofinvestors,alsoknownasSharks.Thefirm'sfoundersdeclinedanofferfromoneoftheSharkinvestors,KevinO'Leary.
Frameri'sPatentPortfolioconsistsof1GrantedPatentandMultipleApplicationsWorldwide.
ContactInfo:
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Theinformationcontainedinthisreportisbelievedtobefromreliablesources,howeverallDueDiligenceshallbetheresponsibilityoftheBidderandshallbeconductedPRIORtoBidSubmissionastherewillbenoopportunitytoconductDueDiligenceaftertheawardtothehighbidder.
KeyPatentingStatisticsforFrameriKeyPatentingStatisticsforFrameri
TotalUSGrants 1Utility 1Design 0PendingUSApplications(Within5years)
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AveragePendency 2.92YearsTotalNon-USDocuments 10
TopInventorsBILLETZ,KONRADC.
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GAUTHIER,NOELL. 1
TopAgents FAYSHARPELLP 1
FrameriPatentPortfolioReport10.29.18
HeritageGlobalPatents&Trademarks12625HighBluffDr#305SanDiego,CA92130DougBerman,Directordberman@hginc.com707-245-4417
Frameri'sGlobalPatentingActivitybyYearAnalysisincludesdatafromall30jurisdictionsinwhichFrameriownspatents
Frameri'spublishedpatentsandapplicationsaredisplayedbytheirpublicationdate.Thedataintheanalysisisdeduplicatedattheserialnumberlevel,whichmeansthatonlyonedocumentiscountedperinventionpercountryanalyzed.The"OtherGlobal"setcontainsallpatentingauthoritiesnotspecificallybrokenoutintheotherdatacollections.Furthermore,theanalysisincludesbothinternallydevelopedpatents,andthosethatmayhavebeenacquiredfromotherpatentees.
Frameriiscurrentlyassignedto11patentdocumentspublishedinthelast20years.Theyhaveenjoyedagrowthrateof107.5%overthepast5years,andpeakedin2015with5globalpatentdocumentspublished.
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HeritageGlobalPatents&Trademarks12625HighBluffDr#305SanDiego,CA92130DougBerman,Directordberman@hginc.com707-245-4417
BreakoutofFrameri'sGlobalPatentsByAuthorityAnalysisIncludesDeduplicatedGlobalPatentDocuments
FrameriTop10CountriesofPublication
WO(33.3%)
WO(33.3%)
EP(16.7%)
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US(16.7%)
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AU(8.3%)
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CA(8.3%)
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Frameriownspatentsandpatentapplicationsfrom7differentcountriesandjurisdictions.Thetop10aredisplayedinthepiechartabove.
33.3%oftheportfolioismadeupofWO(alsocalledPCTapplications)patentsandapplicationsfollowedby16.7%EPdocuments,and16.7%deduplicatedUSdocuments.
ThechartontherightdisplaystherawcountsofthenumberofglobalpatentdocumentsownedbyFrameriinthetop10patentingjurisdictions.
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Top20PatentClassificationsinFrameri'sUSPortfolioAnalysisIncludesDeduplicatedPatentFamiliesbyMeanFileDate
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Frameri'sUSPatentPortfoliobyMeanFileDatebyCPCClass
AnalysisusesFirstCPCcodelistedatthemaingrouplevel.
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50%ofFrameri'sUSpatentportfolioisrepresentedbytheirtop20CPCpatentclassifications.Inthisanalysis,wefirstperformedaserialdeduplicationonthepatents,thenanalyzedthemusingtheCPCclassificationlistedfirstonthepatentorapplication.Inthiswaytheportfolioisrepresentedsimplyandaccurately.
Thecharttotherightshowsthesameanalysisasthebubblechartforeasiercomparisonofrelativequantity.
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Top20PatentClassificationsinFrameri'sUSPortfolioAnalysisIncludesDeduplicatedUSPatentDocuments
Thetablebelowdisplaysthetop20CPCclassificationsattheMainGrouplevel,includingclasstitle.TheNo.PatentDocsisreiteratedfromthepreviouspage.
CPCClassCodeCPCClassCode CPCClassTitleCPCClassTitle No.PatentDocsNo.PatentDocs
G02C1 Assembliesoflenseswithbridgesorbrowbars 1
HeritageGlobalPatents&Trademarks12625HighBluffDr#305SanDiego,CA92130DougBerman,Directordberman@hginc.com707-245-4417
Thecharttotheleftshowsyear-over-yearmaintenanceactivity.Itaccountsforpreviouslyabandonedpatents,andshowsthepercentageofthepatentsthatcameupforrenewalinanyrenewaltranche,andweresubsequentlyabandoned.
IntheUS,patentsmustbemaintainedthreetimesduringtheirlifecycle.Maintenancepaymentsaredueatyears3.5,7.5,and11.5afterthepatent'sgrantdate.Ifnopaymentsarereceived,patentsexpireafterthesixmonthgraceperiodatyears4,8and12respectively.
Bywayofcomparison,approximately20%ofallrenewableUSpatentsareabandonedeachyear.
MaintenanceTrendsforFrameriPatentmaintenancetrendsareanimportantmeasureofhowapatentportfolioismanagedovertime,andspeaksvolumesaboutacompany'spatentstrategy.Somecompaniesabandonasmuchas50percentoftheirportfolioateachrenewaltranche,whileotherspaymaintenancefeesontheentireportfolioregardlessofthecurrentbenefittheportfolioconveystothepatentowner.Awell-managedhealthlyportfoliowilltypicallyshowabandonmentratesof10to20percentateachrenewaltranche.
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SurvivorshipTrendsforFrameriApatentsurvivorshiprateanalysisusesthesamedatafromthemaintenanceanalysistoshowthenumberofpatentsthatwereissuedonadatethatstillsurvivetoday.
Manyportfoliosshowatypicalstair-steplook,wheresurvivorshipdropsat4-yearintervalsatyears4,8and12whenmaintenancepaymentscannolongerbemade,andthepatentexpiresforfailuretopaymaintenancefees.
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PatentSurvivorshipRatebyYearforFrameri
ChartdisplaysthepercentofFrameripatentsactiveonOctober29,2018byIssueDate
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Overthenextfourquarters,FrameriwillpayatotalofUSD0tomaintaintheirUSportfoliowhichhighlightstheneedforasoundportfoliomanagementandmaintenancestrategy.
Inthisview,incontrasttotheviewbelow,iseasiertoreadthetotalfeesduetofullymaintaintheUSportfolio.
Maintenancefeeseffectivelydoubleateachmaintenancetranche.
Thesamechartaboveissplitintorenewaltranches.SpecialattentionshouldbepaidtopatentsintheE2andE3renewaltranches.Theyhavehadenoughtimetoprovetheirworthtothecompanyandimpactonthemarket,andtheirfeesarerelativelyhigh.
MaintenanceFeesDueinFutureQuartersThechartsbelowaidinplanningportfoliomaintenance.Theyshowthetotaldollarsdueforthesubsequent4years,byquarter,ifoneweretofullymaintainaportfolio.IntheUS,maintenancefeesriseateachrenewaltranchefrom$1800to$3600to$7400forlargeentities.Theestimatesaccountforthesedifferences,aswellasthelowerfeesallowedforsmallandmicroentities.
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MaintenceFeesDuebyNumberofPatentsItisvaluabletoknowpreciselyhowmanypatentsrequiremaintenancedecisionsineachofthesubsequentfuturequarters.SpecialattentionshouldbepaidtothepatentsintheirE3renewalperiodshowninred.ThesepatentscostUSD7,400tomaintaintotheendoftheirterm.Duetoterminaldisclaimers,somepatentsmayhaveonlyafewmonthsoryearsleftintheirfullterm.OtherE3patentsmaynothaveprovedvaluable,andwilllikelynotdosointheirremainingterm.
Unliketheexpirationchartswhichusethe4,8and12yearexpirationdates,thechartbelowshowsyouwhenthepaymentsareduewhichisyear3.5,7.5and11.5respectively.Usingmaintenanceduedatehelpsyouavoidunnecessarylatefeepenaltiesforrenewingapatentinthesixmonthgraceperiod.
FeesDuebyRenewalTranche
InthenextthreeyearspatentmaintenancefeesareduetotheUSPTOtotalingUSD0.Thetablebelowpresentsthefeesdueineachcalendaryearforthenextthreeyears.Thecurrentyear(2018)showswhatiscurrentlyremainingassuming100%maintenanceoftheportfolioandremovespatentsthathaveeitherhadtheirmaintenancepaidorhavealreadybeenabandoned.
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EvolutionofKeyInventorsinFrameri'sUSPortfolioAnalysisIncludesDeduplicatedUSPatentDocuments
ThechartbelowshowsFrameri'spatentportfoliobyinventorandbypublicationdate,representinga10-yearwindow.Thechartidentifiesthetop20mostprolificinventorsoftheirorganicportfolio(i.e.acquiredpatentsareexcludedfromtheanalysis).ThechartismostusefultoidentifykeyinnovatorsandtheirlevelofcurrentpatentingactivityatFrameri.
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0ForwardCitations
PatentUS9753303(Removableeyeglasslensandframeplatform)hasearned0forwardcitationssinceitwasfiledon2014-08-27makingitFrameri'smostcitedpatent.Topcitersinclude.
3.03YearsPendency
PatentUS9753303(Removableeyeglasslensandframeplatform)hasthelongestpendencyofanyofFrameri'sUSpatentholdings.Patentswithexceptionallylongpendenciestendtobetoppatents.
18Claims
PatentUS9753303(Removableeyeglasslensandframeplatform)boasts18claims,puttingitinfirstplaceamongallFrameripatents.Patentswithahighernumberofclaimsrequirealargerinvestmentinprosecutionandtendtobebetterpatents.
11FamilyMembers
PatentUS9753303(Removableeyeglasslensandframeplatform)contains11membersinitssimplepatentfamilymakingitthepriorityUSdocumentinFrameri'slargestpatentfamily.Patentsfromlargefamiliescontainingdivisionals,continuationsandalargeecosystemofnon-UScounterpartsrepresentalargeinvestmentinpatentingandareoftenhighvaluepatents.
148WordsinClaim1
PatentUS9753303's148-wordclaim...
Aneyeglassassemblycomprising:aframehavingfirstandsecondlensopeningsformedtherein,theframeincludingoneofagrooveandaprotrusionaroundthelensopenings;atleastonelensdimensionedforoperativeassociationwithatleastoneofthefirstandsecondlensopenings,thelensincludingoneofagrooveandaprotrusion;andakeyselectivelyinterconnectingthelenstotheatleastoneofthefirstandsecondopeningsintheframe,thekeyincluding(i)anotherofaprotrusionandagroovealonganinnerperimeterthatmateswiththeoneofthegrooveandprotrusionofthelens,and(ii)anotherofaprotrusionandagroovealonganouterperimeterthatmateswiththeoneofthegrooveandprotrusionoftheframe,whereinthekeyhasatabprotrudingoutwardlyfromaremainderofthekey.
...istheshortestamongallFrameri'sUSutilitypatentsgranted.Shortclaimstendtobeverybroad.
12StrengthScore
PatentUS9753303(Removableeyeglasslensandframeplatform)hasearnedthehigheststatisticalstrengthrankingofallFrameripatents.Apatent'sstatisticalstrengthiscalculatedusinganassortmentofweightedvaluemetricsandhasbeenshowntohaveapositivecorrelationwithapatent'struevalue.
Frameri'sInterestingPatentsThefollowingisashortlistofinterestingpatentsownedbyFrameri.Thepatentsdescribedbelowarestandoutswhenrankedbyvariousstatisticalvalueindicators.Acompleterankedlistbyanyofthesemeasures-andupto30more-maybeprovidedonrequest.
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