Patent map

A patent map is a graphical model of patent visualisation. This practice "enables companies to identify the patents in a particular technology space, verify the characteristics of these patents, and ... identify the relationships among them, to see if there are any zones of infringement."^[1] Patent mapping is also referred to as patent landscaping.

See also

• Patent analysis

References

1. From Innovation to Cash Flows:Value Creation by Structuring High Technology Alliances, p349

External links

• Patent statistics and patent mapping FAQ at the European Patent Office
• Guide Book for Practical Use of "Patent Map for Each Technology Field", Invention Research Institute, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, Japan Patent Office, Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIII (2000)