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Background | Conferences
Patent databases | Methodological work 
OECD Patent Statistics Manual 
Patent Statistics Task Force

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Background

Patent indicators are used to map aspects of the innovative performance and technological progress of countries, regions or certain specific domains and technology fields. The use of patent statistics for monitoring developments in the field of science and technology has been expanding rapidly over the recent past. Not only have the use of patent indicators increased, but also the diversity and relevance of these indicators have progressed. The OECD has developed new and more sophisticated indicators, notably on patent families, citations, etc.

Conferences

Conference on Patent Statistics for Decision Makers
28-29 November 2012, OECD Conference Center, Paris, France
Organised by the OECD and EPO in cooperation with Eurostat, JPO, KIPO, NSF, USPTO and WIPO.

The goal of this conference is to present the latest empirical evidence relying on patent statistics and to discuss findings with decision makers from both the private and the public sector.

 ► Past conferences and events on patent statistics

Patent databases

• Predefined patent indicators have been updated in OECD.Stat (June 2012).  Patent indicators are regularly published in various analytical reports, including the OECD Compendium of Patent Statistics.

• Raw data: various sets of data are available to researchers upon request, notably the OECD Triadic Patent Families, REGPAT, HAN, and Citations databases (May/June 2012 updates). ► Click here to access the data

• Trademark statistics: the OECD has undertaken some analyses on trademark data in order to extract relevant information and to develop new trademark-based indicators of innovation. ► More information on OECD work on trademarks

Methodological work

The underlying methodological information helps to design and interpret patent statistics in an accurate manner. The following issues (relating to patent statistics as S&T indicators) are being investigated:

• Click here to download the report
• Patent families: scope and definitions; click here to download the report
• Nowcasting patent data 
• Patents in selected fields: ICT and biotechnology; nanotechnology; environment
• Indicators of international cooperation in research activity 
• Patents by regions 
• Analysing European and international patent citations: A set of EPO patent database building blocks
• Trademarks statistics

OECD Patent Statistics Manual

The OECD Patent Statistics Manual (2009) capitalises on new experience on patent statistics and promote the harmonisation of methodologies. It addresses issues regarding the complexity of patent data and provide statisticians and analysts with guidelines for building and analysing patent-related indicators. The manual is available in English, French and Spanish.

Patent Statistics Task Force

The project activities are conducted in close co-operation with the members of the Patent Statistics Task Force, which gathers representatives from Eurostat, the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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