Discover the power of EPO PATSTAT data in TIP

21.09.2026

With the Technology Intelligence Platform (TIP), the European Patent Office (EPO) offers a highly versatile, browser-based environment that provides all users with the computing power for advanced processing, analysis and visualisation of patent data. TIP also provides free access to the EPO’s PATSTAT data, enabling researchers, businesses and innovators to blend high-quality information on millions of patent publications worldwide with business data and many other kinds of statistics. Now with enhanced Python notebooks, TIP empowers users to generate their own patent intelligence, including for informed decision-making across business, investment and policy sectors.

Making patent intelligence tools available to a broader audience is a key strategic priority for the EPO. Providing free access to intuitive digital tools and high-quality patent data helps experts and the general public alike gain actionable insights from the EPO’s collection of patent information, which is the largest in the world.

A seamless journey: from raw data to patent intelligence for greater competitiveness

TIP goes well beyond providing access to patent data. It is the EPO’s next-generation platform for processing, analysing and visualising this data, including when blended with business data and many other kinds of information from any other trusted source. TIP offers each user their own secure, browser-based environment, as well as the flexibility to synchronise code developed in TIP with code-sharing platforms and other applications that support teamwork.

This enables users to draw on all aspects of EPO PATSTAT data when tracking technology trends, mapping patent landscapes, revealing potential business opportunities and monitoring competitors’ activity, among many other use cases. In addition to analytics, TIP supports users with generating a wide range of visualisations, from geographical maps and network diagrams to heatmaps and citation flows. These can inform decisions on business, investment, policy and how to foster greater competitiveness.

More than 100 notebooks enable users to unlock the power of EPO PATSTAT data

TIP’s Jupyter environment is specially tailored to the needs of analysts, empowering them to create their own tailormade journey from raw EPO PATSTAT data to actionable patent intelligence. The platform already offers more than 100 Python notebooks. E-learning modules and quick start guides help beginners master the basics, while comprehensive documentation embedded within TIP enables users at all levels to leverage the platform’s powerful features.

The new collection of advanced EPO PATSTAT notebooks guides users from the fundamental concepts of patent data to the application of advanced patent analytics methods. Covering topics such as patent families, filing and publication dates, legal events, citation dynamics, filing strategies and technology trends, the notebooks demonstrate how to extract and analyse patent information in a reproducible way.

Through practical examples, visualisations and methodologies commonly applied in patent analytics and innovation studies, users learn to understand technology evolution, innovation patterns and the global reach of inventive activity. Together, the notebooks provide a comprehensive learning pathway for transforming EPO PATSTAT data into technology intelligence.

Growing user communities: collaborating on TIP

The scope for collaboration has been consistently demonstrated in recent years through the use of TIP by teams competing in Codefest, the EPO’s regular coding challenge. Further, the successful collaborative projects recently selected for EPO Academic Research Programme funding make extensive use of TIP to provide unique insights into the global innovation ecosystem. These are just two examples of how diverse user communities successfully collaborate through TIP.

More on EPO PATSTAT

EPO PATSTAT contains the world’s most comprehensive bibliographical, legal and procedural patent data, which are compiled and maintained by the EPO. Since its launch 20 years ago, EPO PATSTAT has become a crucial reference point for users that include leading International Organisations, patent information centres (PATLIBs) throughout Europe and national patent offices worldwide.