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'''Visual Intellectual Property Search''' ('''VIPS''') is a digital platform developed by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) within the Department of Energy, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), to centralize and streamline access to DOE-funded intellectual property. Visual Intellectual Property Search provides a comprehensive, searchable database of patents and software from Department of Energy-funded research, facilitating technology transfer to the private sector, while aiming to enhance accessibility and visualization of DOE intellectual property to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization. Notable features include its advanced AI-driven search capabilities, a taxonomy of approximately 800 technology categories, and a collection exceeding 14,000 patents and 6,200 software packages as of 2025, sourced from DOE’s 17 national laboratories and additional sites.
'''Visual Intellectual Property Search''' ('''VIPS''') is a digital platform developed by the [[Office of Technology Transitions]] (OTT) within the Department of Energy, in collaboration with [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]] (PNNL), to centralize and streamline access to DOE-funded intellectual property.  
 
Visual Intellectual Property Search provides a comprehensive, searchable database of patents and software from Department of Energy-funded research, facilitating technology transfer to the private sector, while aiming to enhance accessibility and visualization of DOE intellectual property to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization.  
 
Notable features include its advanced AI-driven search capabilities, a taxonomy of approximately 800 technology categories, and a collection exceeding 14,000 patents and 6,200 software packages as of 2025, sourced from DOE’s 17 national laboratories and additional sites.


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==Organization==
==Organization==
Visual Intellectual Property Search is overseen by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), part of the Department of Energy, with technical development led by PNNL’s Human Centered Computing Group. OTT manages policy and funding, while PNNL handles data integration, AI modeling, and platform maintenance, sourcing content from USPTO patents and OSTI’s DOE CODE repository. Funding is drawn from OTT’s budget, including the Base Annual Appropriated Technology Commercialization Fund. The program’s leader is the Director of OTT, currently Jennifer Granholm’s designee as of 2025.
Visual Intellectual Property Search is overseen by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), part of the Department of Energy, with technical development led by PNNL’s Human Centered Computing Group.  
 
OTT manages policy and funding, while PNNL handles data integration, AI modeling, and platform maintenance, sourcing content from USPTO patents and OSTI’s DOE CODE repository. Funding is drawn from OTT’s budget, including the Base Annual Appropriated Technology Commercialization Fund.  
 
The program’s leader is the Director of OTT, currently Jennifer Granholm’s designee as of 2025.


==History==
==History==
VIPS was launched on July 31, 2024, building on prior DOE efforts like the Visual Patent Search portal, spurred by OTT’s mission under the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 to advance technology transfer. It evolved from fragmented IP records into a unified platform with enhanced search and visualization, developed by PNNL with Tradespace’s taxonomy expertise. Key milestones include its debut with over 20,000 IP items and plans to expand content and refine AI features for broader usability.
VIPS was launched on July 31, 2024, building on prior DOE efforts like the Visual Patent Search portal, spurred by OTT’s mission under the [[Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977]] to advance technology transfer. It evolved from fragmented IP records into a unified platform with enhanced search and visualization, developed by PNNL with Tradespace’s taxonomy expertise. Key milestones include its debut with over 20,000 IP items and plans to expand content and refine AI features for broader usability.


==Funding==
==Funding==