IP portfolio report redaction is the removal of personal data from an asset summary. The assets themselves sit on public registers — patents under Patents Act 1977 s.32, marks under TMA 1994 s.63, designs under RDA 1949 s.17 — but the inventor and agent columns beside them are still personal data. anonym.plus runs offline and keeps the counts, status, and value detail intact.
When this applies
A portfolio report lists inventors, owners, and agents across many assets. To share the summary for review, strip that personal data first.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Load the report into anonym.plus on your device.
- The tool finds inventor, owner, and agent names.
- Asset counts, status, and value figures stay in place.
- Swap each name with a steady label across the file.
- Save the clean copy on your device.
What you need to provide
- The report (PDF, DOCX, CSV, or export).
- An operator; Replace keeps the figures aligned.
- Optional steady map so one person maps to one label.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | Inventor list → [INVENTOR_n] |
| Org | ORGANIZATION | Owner Acme Co Ltd → [OWNER] |
| Names | PERSON | Agent of record → [AGENT] |
| Reference | PATENT_NUMBER | asset IDs → [ASSET_n] |
| Location | LOCATION | filing country → [JURISDICTION] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | grant dates → [DATE] |
Compliance achieved
- Treats granted rights as public: the patents register under Patents Act 1977 s.32, the marks register under TMA 1994 s.63(3), the designs register under RDA 1949 s.17.
- Keeps renewal dates readable — patents renew yearly under Patents Act 1977 s.25, marks every ten years under TMA 1994 s.42.
- Clears inventor and agent names, personal data under DPA 2018 s.3(2) even where the asset itself is on a public register.
- Keeps a steady label per person across the whole report.
- Supports UK GDPR Recital 26 anonymisation for figures shared onward.
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Limitations & cautions
Granted assets are often public, so the patent IDs can re-link to named owners on a register. Swap the IDs too for a blinded summary. Tables mix tidy columns with notes, so review free-text cells as you would any note.
Frequently asked questions
Can owners stay steady across the report?
Yes. A steady label map swaps each name the same way, so the same owner reads as one label across every row.
Are the value figures removed?
No. Counts, status, and value figures stay. Only personal IDs change.
Does it handle a CSV export?
Yes. Tidy CSV columns and document reports both work, on your device.