What commercial databases are useful for analysing patent statistics and creating patent maps?
A good guide to commercial databases and products related to patent statistics and patent mapping is “Patent analysis for competitive technical intelligence and innovative thinking”. There is also a Guide Book for Practical Use of “Patent Map for Each Technology Field ” published by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, J111. For advice and guidance about which patent mapping tool is right for you, contact Johannes Schaaf at: For more information please see Johannes Schaaf’s Patent statistics and patent mapping presentation.
A good guide to commercial databases and products related to patent statistics and patent mapping is “Patent analysis for competitive technical intelligence and innovative thinking”. There is also a “Guide Book for Practical Use of “Patent Map for Each Technology Field” published by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, J111. For advice and guidance about which patent mapping tool is right for you, contact Johannes Schaaf at: For more information please see Johannes Schaaf’s Patent statistics and patent mapping presentation.