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If you’re thinking about creating a custom patent database, here are the core questions to consider: * Data Sources: Will you use your own patent data, data from patent offices, or datasets from other companies? * Objectives: Define the specific issues your database should solve—special calculations, complex data management, or
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When someone applies for a patent, they embark on a long journey through filing, examination, grant, and maintenance. This process creates a massive trail of data, inputted at each step by people in multiple systems. This data is processed, transformed, and passed through various networks, databases, and software systems, leading
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Since patents are national rights, the same invention is often covered by multiple patents in different countries. These related patents form a ‘patent family.’ Different data providers use their own methods and criteria to group patents into families, which can lead to variations in how families are defined. Patent families
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Some people think that if someone holds a patent, the invention is protected worldwide. But here’s a key fact to start with: patents don’t automatically apply globally. They’re national rights, meaning if you patent something in one country, it’s not protected in others. To simplify international
Hello, and welcome to my blog! I’m a software developer and consultant with extensive experience in patent data. Here, we’ll explore how patent data, paired with innovative software solutions, can drive new insights and fuel strategic thinking. Let’s hope this won’t be a 4′33″ thing—
