Intellectual property research: Patents
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering patents.
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Patents
Patent IP Research
Updates to this page
Last updated 9 November 2021 + show all updates
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The following reports have been added to the document collection: A worldwide overview of patents in a range of technology areas, including relating to offshore wind power, low-carbon hydrogen, advanced nuclear power, greener vehicles, greener buildings and heat pumps, carbon capture usage and storage patents, and flood and coastal defences.
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IP filings habits of UK Higher Education Institutions added.
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AI-assisted patent prior art searching – feasibility study added
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Survey of innovation and patent use added.
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UK plant breeding sector and innovation added.
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Gender profiles in worldwide patenting: An analysis of female inventorship added.
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Gender profiles in UK patenting: An analysis of female inventorship added.
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Counting patent cases at the PHC and IPEC in 2014 added.
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Graphene: the worldwide patent landscape in 2015 published.
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Patent Harmonisation: US & UK Study on Grace Periods added.
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Examining Patent Cases at the Patents Court and IPEC: 2007-2013 report added.
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Patent backlogs: a methodological update for UK analysis added.
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A patent landscape analysis of thermoelectric generators has been published.
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The Patent guide has been published.
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Addition on 4 October 2014: Eight great technologies: the patent landscapes
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First published.