Patent statistics

Patent statistics can be used to ascertain the maturity of certain technologies or to identify...

Patent mapping is essentially the visualisation of the results of statistical analyses and text...

Patent statistics and patent mapping can provide invaluable information for corporate decision...

Step 1: gather

- Define the data to include in the analysis
- Choose a database that covers the...

Basic EPO production statistics such as filing rates by technical domain, residence of applicants...

IP5 offices

Statistics from the IP5 offices

- European Patent Office (EPO)
- Japan Patent Office...

There are 4 EPO products that allow extraction of data and/or statistics.  Each of the products...

No, the EPO can advise users and guide them to the appropriate tools that will help them conduct...

Simply counting patents is often not enough, since their value can differ greatly from case to case...