PHOENIX, AZ - January 23 - Today, at the American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter Institute, Metrics Group, a leader in innovation analytics, announced a free web-based service to help businesses, universities and governments capitalize on their intellectual property - Citation Bridge^TM.

With Citation Bridge^TM, available through www.PatentCitations.com, anyone who has a patent can see if other companies are building on his or her technology. Citation Bridge^TM can help patentholders spot potential infringement, find potential patent licensees, and conduct competitive intelligence. Citation Bridge^TM may also provide a baseline indication of a patent's value - research has shown that frequently referenced patents are more valuable than those referenced less often.

Citation Bridge^TM is a free tool that sits atop Metrics Group's exclusive Citation Indicator Analytics database, a database which analyzes over 14 million references on more than 2 million patents. Metrics Group uses its database to generate analytical reports that help organizations find licensing partners, transfer technology, and spot possible infringement.

"We are very pleased to offer Citation Bridge^TM as a free tool. Metrics Group is committed to delivering value in intellectual asset management, and offering the Citation Bridge^TM as a free resource is one of the ways we do this," said Simone Friedman, CEO of Metrics Group.

To access the free tool, customers should register and login. At that point, they can enter a U.S. patent number in the search box. After clicking "Search", a Citation Bridge^TM will be displayed that lists all of the US patents that reference the initial patent (i.e. forward references) and all of the patents that the initial patent references (i.e. backward references). Any forward or backward reference can become the center of the Citation Bridge^TM simply by clicking on that patent's reference number. For further explanation and to see a graphic image of the Citation Bridge^TM, visit www.PatentCitations.com.

About Metrics Group, LLC
The value leader in the field of Innovation Analytics, Metrics Group's mission is to provide intelligence that helps businesses, universities, and governments benefit from innovation. Metrics Group has a bibliometric-based analytical approach that involves data mining on patent and scientific publication databases. Using its cost-effective methodologies, Metrics Group systematically unearths nuggets of information that can be used to derive value from intellectual assets. For more information, visit Metrics Group's www.metricsgroup.com.

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