About Us
The Ambercite Difference
Since its foundation in 2010, Ambercite has trailblazed a different approach to patent discovery applying a unique combination of Network Analytics and AI. Building a huge network graph of the worlds patents and their citations our unique algorithms are able to find patents that other tools won’t.
If you’re still relying solely on traditional patentability search databases, you’re probably losing a lot of valuable time, and, most importantly, missing critical patents. Standard patent searching is usually based on keywords and classification codes. While this approach can be a good starting point, it relies on complete accuracy in choosing the actual search terms. This can make a search corrupted from the start, resulting in important patents being missed.
By contrast, Ambercite’s patent search tools starts with the collective wisdom of thousands of patent professionals:
Each patent citation is an expert opinion of at least one patent expert that two patents are similar, regardless of keywords or classification codes
By applying advanced algorithms to the ~175 million patent citations in our database we’re able to leverage off these opinions to help you find the most similar and relevant patents in your area of interest.
The Ambercite technology evolution
Our initial focus was on patent landscape analysis, provided as a service called Network Patent Analysis (NPA). This attracted broad global acclaim, including publication in Nature Biotechnology http://www.nature.com/nbt/ In response to customer requests for an equally powerful tool for day to day patent searching, we developed AmberScope. This uniquely interactive and visual search engine led us to Cluster Searching and, more recently Ambercite Ai.
While Ambercite Ai is our most powerful patent search tool so far, you’ll find it amazingly simple to use. API products are also available and used by Patent Offices and other non-compete industry players.
We’re proud to be highly respected for our pioneering approach, and proud to be serving many of the world’s leading patent owners and IP organisations.
Diverse talents, inspired vision
We founded the company in 2010, based on the ideas of founder Doris Spielthenner. With her background in the application of advanced social network analytics, she realised that the same principles could be applied to disrupt the status quo of patent searching and analysis. The team of co-founders combined deep expertise in:
Video gaming (for intuitive interfaces and instantaneous results)
Network analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (for far-reaching, real time insights)
Patent law and practice (for in-depth understanding of IP challenges in search)
This ideal combination was the perfect foundation for creating the unique technology that is Ambercite.
Our leadership team
Gavan Farley
Chief Executive Officer
A general management executive, Gavan has wide international experience in a variety of industries, including financial services, engineering, factory automation and hotels and tourism. Holding both Australian and US citizenship, he’s an experienced public company director and corporate adviser, with a particular interest in early stage technology companies. Gavan has worked behind the scenes with Ambercite for some time, and is now leading the company on its remarkable growth trajectory.
Mike Lloyd
Senior Vice-President, Business Development
As well as his above role, Mike also acts as an IP economic consultant for various IP Law Firms and corporations. He brings extensive knowledge and experience of IP management, as well as more traditional approaches to patent analysis. Mike has advanced degrees and background in chemical engineering and IP law, and has studied and worked in New Zealand, Sweden, Finland and Australia. He’s published in the areas of chemical engineering, patent management, patent value and the use of patent data in a wide range of publications and forums, and has presented on patent analysis at conferences worldwide.
Outside of work, when not helping out at his local junior athletics club, Mike loves riding – anything on two wheels.
Ben Palmer
Chief Technology Officer
After completing a degree in computer science and a Master of Artificial Intelligence in England and France, Ben started his own games development company. He successfully created an original franchise, selling over a million units and employing more than 140 staff. He and a small team have also built a virtual super computer from a group of Sony PS3 consoles. The latter processes large amounts of data in order to spot and report subtle anomalies in the movement of aircraft in real time. It beat over thirty other solutions in military trials. Ben’s other passions include growing very hot chilli peppers – he’s always looking for victims silly enough to try them.
Dan Henry
Sales & Customer Support Manager, North America
Dan Henry is a highly experiences licensing and commercialisation executive who has successfully generated material revenue from intellectual property assets through its acquisition, divestiture & licensing for inventors, investors & businesses. Expert in business development & marketing increasing unique client opportunities and global sales.r.
Doris Spielthenner
Founder and President
Doris developed the underlying algorithms for Ambercite after recognizing the potential to identify key patents and companies through a systematic analysis of their citation linkages. She first became interested in network analysis shortly after completing her master’s degree in communications and international business. Doris has worked in data analytics for a range of sectors, including pharmaceutical, financial services, law enforcement and government in Europe, the US and Australia. She’s also published in a number of business journals. She was a founding partner of FAS.research Austria and its US subsidiary, before joining advisory PwC and later IP industry leaders IPH Group and CPA Global. Besides working with all types of data, she even invented the concept for a reality TV series based on social networks. This has been shown in Germany and Austria.
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