Patent Analytics

Patent analytics leverages patent information to reveal innovation insights and trends in specific technology fields. It provides data-driven insights for strategic decisions in R&D, innovation policies, IP commercialization, and more.
The biennial WIPO Technology Trends report, a flagship WIPO publication, offers data-rich IP analysis alongside relevant scientific literature, policy and economic impacts, and discussion from domain experts. This informs and supports business leaders, researchers and policy-makers in their decision-making.
Additionally, WIPO collaborates with Member State partners to produce Patent Landscape Reports, exploring patenting trends in specific technologies.

Patent analytics uses patent information to uncover innovation insights and patterns in a particular area or technology field.

Patent analytics provides data-driven, evidence-based information that allows organizations make better strategic decisions in areas of research and development, innovation policies, IP commercialization and licensing, research collaboration, and many others.
Patent analytics is often carried out in several steps, such as obtaining data, evaluating it and finding patterns, and presenting results.
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Mapping Innovations: Patents and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2024

This report maps global patents to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), providing invaluable insights into patent trends aligned with the SDGs.
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics

Patent Analytics provides some insights into related patenting activity for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments throughout the pandemic.

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Environment and sustainability

Technologies that promote sustainable use of natural resources, reduce environmental pollution and degradation, and mitigate the impact of climate change.

Agritech

Technologies to improve agricultural practices, increase food production, and ensure food security.

Healthtech

Technologies to improve healthcare, prevent and cure diseases, promote healthy lifestyles, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Chemicals and materials

Technologies related to the development, production, and use of chemicals and materials for various applications.

Information and Communication Technology

Technologies related to the processing, transmission, and management of information and data, including hardware, software, communication networks and infrastructure.

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Environment and sustainability

Technologies that promote sustainable use of natural resources, reduce environmental pollution and degradation, and mitigate the impact of climate change.

Agritech

Technologies to improve agricultural practices, increase food production, and ensure food security.

Healthtech

Technologies to improve healthcare, prevent and cure diseases, promote healthy lifestyles, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Chemicals and materials

Technologies related to the development, production, and use of chemicals and materials for various applications.

Information and Communication Technology

Technologies related to the processing, transmission, and management of information and data, including hardware, software, communication networks and infrastructure.

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Latest patent analytics reports

Patent Landscape Report on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2024

In this WIPO Patent Landscape Report on Generative AI, discover the latest patent trends for GenAI with a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the GenAI patent landscape, alongside insights into its future applications and potential impact.

Mapping Innovations: Patents and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2024

This WIPO patent analytics report sheds light on the intersection of patent activity and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), providing crucial insights into the impact of IP in advancing global sustainability efforts.

COVID 19 Vaccines and Therapeutics: Insights into related patenting activity throughout the pandemic

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2023

This report provides observations based on a comprehensive review of the patenting activity that took place in the field of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics and builds on the insights discussed in the first WIPO COVID-19 Patent Landscape Report published in March 2022.

Hydrogen fuel cells in transportation

PUBLICATION YEAR: 2022

This WIPO report provides early observations on the patenting activity together with complementary information from online news, press releases, and corporate financial reporting in the field of hydrogen fuel cells in transportation.

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Patent Landscape Reports

WIPO patent landscape reports provide an overview of the patenting activity in a particular technology field within a country or region, or worldwide. They can inform policy discussions, strategic research planning or technology transfer. They may also be used to analyze the validity of patents based on data about their legal status.
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WIPO Technology Trends

This series of reports goes beyond patent data and includes other types of data, expert contributions and case studies, to provide solid, factual evidence on innovation in specific fields. The resulting knowledge base informs and supports business leaders, researchers and policy-makers in their decision-making.
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Reports by Other Organizations

A compilation of patent landscape reports many free of charge, published by other organizations and IP officers. You can search reports by topic, key words, issuing country or publication language.

Patent Analytics blog

Patent analytics stories: from data to action

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Patent Analytics resource hub

Interested in learning how to do patent analytics? Visit WIPO resource hub for training materials in Patent Analytics or download some of the most popular ones directly to get you started.

Guidelines for Preparing Patent Landscape Reports

Learn about the steps to take in order to create a quality patent landscape report, including best practices and community standards.

Patent Analytics Handbook

Download the WIPO Patent Analytics Handbook to discover an introduction to advanced patent analytics methods and to learn about the tools and skills that patent analysts can use in their everyday work.

Manual on Open Source Patent Analytics

Explore the latest free and open source tools that could be used for patent analytics, from databases to visualization tools and the use of programming languages.

Patent Analytics Community of Practice

The Patent Analytics Community of Practice (CoP) is a thought leadership initiative from WIPO designed to formalize and support the global patent analytics practitioners’ community through knowledge and resource sharing, international cooperation, and collective learning.

Learn how to do patent analytics

Interested in learning how to do patent analytics? Visit WIPO resource hub for training materials in Patent Analytics or download some of the most popular ones directly to get you started.

Guidelines for Preparing Patent Landscape Reports

Learn about the steps to take in order to create a quality patent landscape report, including best practices and community standards.

Patent Analytics Handbook

Download the WIPO Patent Analytics Handbook to discover an introduction to advanced patent analytics methods and to learn about the tools and skills that patent analysts can use in their everyday work.

Manual on Open Source Patent Analytics

Explore the latest free and open source tools that could be used for patent analytics, from databases to visualization tools and the use of programming languages.

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