A Novel Methodology for Extracting Core Technology and Patents by IP Mining

Abstract Society has been developed through analogue, digital, and smart era. Every technology is going through consistent changes and rapid developments. In this competitive society, R&D strategy establishment is sig-nificantly useful and helpful for improving technology competitiveness. A patent document includes technical and legal rights information such as title, abstract, description, claim, and patent classification code. From the paetn dtocumen,t a ol otf peopel can undersatnd and coellc ltega land techncia lniformaoitn. Thsi unqiue feature of patent can be quantitatively applied for technology analysis. This research paper proposes a meth-odology for extracting core technology and patents based on quantitative methods. Statistical analysis and so-cai nlewtork anaylssi are appeild ot IPC codes ni order to exrtac tcore technoolgies whti acvite R&D and high centralities. Then, core patents are also extracted by analyzing citation and family information.Key Words : Patent analysis, IPC Code, Social Network Analysis, Patent Citation, Patent FamilyReceived: Mar. 22, 2015Revised : Apr. 5, 2015Accepted: Jun. 1, 2015