Email this article Delineating the Patent Data: A Case Study of Prolific Patenting Institutions of India and China
Abstract
Technological capability/strength, market monopoly/success of R&D efforts are some of the indications, patents that belong to an entity signify. However, a simple patent count provides only a limited indication. Informetric analysis can be successfully
applied to reveal the underlying hidden characteristics of the patent statistics. At the same time, caveats in analysing patent data and understanding the different attributes of a patent/patenting system is required to undertake a proper analysis. An investigation of prolific patenting institutions of India and China was undertaken to support the above
argument. Their patenting activity in the US was investigated for the period 1998-2002. The attributes of the US patent system were used to distinguish the patent data. Patent
profiles in terms of technological domains/applications were uncovered by informetric analysis. Effectiveness of the patenting activity, strategic and policy aspects were
derived from this exercise. The paper attempts to make contribution towards integrating the features of the patent system, different aspects of patent statistics and tools of
informetrics for deriving meaning that can be used by a wider audience.
applied to reveal the underlying hidden characteristics of the patent statistics. At the same time, caveats in analysing patent data and understanding the different attributes of a patent/patenting system is required to undertake a proper analysis. An investigation of prolific patenting institutions of India and China was undertaken to support the above
argument. Their patenting activity in the US was investigated for the period 1998-2002. The attributes of the US patent system were used to distinguish the patent data. Patent
profiles in terms of technological domains/applications were uncovered by informetric analysis. Effectiveness of the patenting activity, strategic and policy aspects were
derived from this exercise. The paper attempts to make contribution towards integrating the features of the patent system, different aspects of patent statistics and tools of
informetrics for deriving meaning that can be used by a wider audience.