US 2014/0279583 A1 · Systems and Methods for Classifying Entities

Abstract

Presented herein are systems and method for generating and/or using a classifier that can identify or classify entities, such as (by way of illustration and not limitation) whether an entity in a contested proceeding is a patent monetizing entity (PME). In embodiments, using features extracted from various sources such as, by way of example and not limitation, the entities' litigation behavior, the patents they asserted, and their presence on the web, a classifier can correctly separates PMEs from operating companies with a reasonable degree of accuracy. In embodiments, one or more classifier may be trained to classify or label entities into one of a plurality of classes. Such classifiers can be useful tools for policy makers and others, allowing them to gain a clearer picture of contested proceedings filed to date and assessing newly filed cases in real time.

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A computer-implemented method for training a classifier system for detecting a status label of an entity who is a party to a contested proceeding, the method comprising:

obtaining a set of data comprising entities, each entity being associated with one or more features related to the entity and a status label indicating a status of the entity, the status labels comprising an operating company label and a patent monetizing entity label;
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using at least some of the one or more features of the entities and the status labels to train a classifier for predicting the status label of an entity in a contested proceeding.

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