Patent analytics

Patent analytics is the process of analyzing the texts of patent disclosures and other information (such as priority dates, filing and issuance countries, patent maintenance payments, patent citations, patent infringement actions etc.) from the patent lifecycle. Patent analytics is used to obtain deeper insights into different technologies and innovation. Other terms are sometimes used as synonyms for patent analytics, such as patent analysis, patent landscape, or patent mapping. Patent analytics encompasses the analysis of patent data, analysis of the scientific literature, data cleaning, text mining, machine learning, geographic mapping, and data visualisation.

Patent analytics is a specialized domain within intellectual property analytics. It is used in industry and explored by the public sector to take informed decisions related to prioritization and investments in R&D, IP portfolio management, and policymaking among others.

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