Predicting Patent Quality Based on Machine Learning Approach

Erdogan Z., ALTUNTAŞ S., Dereli T.

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, cilt.71, ss.3144-3157, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 71
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/tem.2022.3207376
  • Dergi Adı: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ABI/INFORM, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, INSPEC, Metadex, Public Affairs Index, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3144-3157
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Patents, Codes, Clustering algorithms, Prediction algorithms, Machine learning algorithms, Predictive models, Technological innovation, Analytic hierarchy process (AHP), machine learning, multilayer perceptron, patent indices, supervised learning algorithms, MULTICRITERIA DECISION-MAKING, SCIENCE-AND-TECHNOLOGY, FORECASTING TECHNOLOGY, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, PROMISING TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, NETWORK ANALYSIS, INDICATORS, SELECTION, ALGORITHM
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The investment budget allocated by companies in R&D activities has increased due to increased competition in the market. Applications for industrial property rights by countries, investors, companies, and universities to protect inventions obtained as an outcome of investments have also increased. The selection of the patent to be invested becomes more difficult with the increasing number of applications. Therefore, predicting patent quality is quite significant for companies to be successful in the future. The level to which a patent meets the expectations of decision makers is referred to as patent quality. Patent indices represent decision makers' expectations. In this study, an approach is proposed to predict patent quality in practice. The proposed approach uses supervised learning algorithms and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. The proposed approach is applied to patents related to personal digital assistant technologies. The performances of individual and ensemble machine learning methods have been also analyzed to establish the prediction model. In addition, 75% split ratio and the five-fold cross-validation methods have been used to verify the prediction model. The multilayer perceptron algorithm has 76% accuracy value. The proposed prediction model is essential in directing R&D studies to the right technology areas and transferring the incentives to patent applications with a high quality rate.