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Backbone data set for statistical analysis
The EPO's PATSTAT has become a point of reference in the field of patent intelligence and statistics. It helps you perform sophisticated statistical analyses of bibliographical and legal status patent data.
Test PATSTAT Online for freePATSTAT contains bibliographical and legal status patent data from leading industrialised and developing countries. This is extracted from the EPO’s databases and is either provided as raw data or can be consulted online.
The PATSTAT product line forms a unique basis for conducting sophisticated analyses of bibliographic and legal status data. It has become a standard in the field of patent intelligence and statistics.
The PATSTAT product line consists of two individual databases. They are available in raw data format or via PATSTAT Online, a web-based interface to the databases. With PATSTAT Online, you can run queries in the databases, conduct statistical analyses, visualise the data and download it for offline use.
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| PATSTAT Global |
PATSTAT Global contains bibliographical data relating to more than 100 million patent documents from leading industrialised and developing countries. It also includes the legal status data from more than 40 patent authorities contained in the EPO worldwide legal status database (INPADOC). |
| PATSTAT EP Register | This database contains bibliographic and legal status data on published European and Euro-PCT patent applications. |
We offer a wide variety of licence options.
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PATSTAT Global |
Annual subscription(spring and autumn) |
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| Single edition |
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PATSTAT EP Register |
Annual subscription (spring and autumn) |
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PATSTAT Online |
Annual subscription |
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| Quarterly subscription |
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The following terms and conditions apply:
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| Introduction to the PATSTAT product line |
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| The PATSTAT product line | PDF |
2.9 MB |
| 5 easy SQL queries to get started | DOCX |
65 KB |
| Sample queries and tips | PDF |
376 KB |
| PATSTAT Online user manual | PDF |
3 MB |
| Complementary databases | PDF |
258 KB |
| More detailed information |
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| Data Catalog – PATSTAT Global – 2018 Spring Edition | PDF |
2.1 MB |
| Data Catalog – PATSTAT Biblio and PATSTAT Legal Status - 2017 Autumn Edition | PDF |
2 MB |
| Data Catalog – PATSTAT EP Register – 2018 Spring Edition | PDF |
1.2 MB |
| Data Catalog – PATSTAT Register - 2017 Autumn Edition | PDF |
1.2 MB |
| Comparison of PATSTAT raw data and PATSTAT Online | PDF |
108 KB |
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PATSTAT Register - 2017 Spring Edition |
MS Access |
23.5 MB |
| PATSTAT Register - 2017 Spring Edition |
CSV |
19 MB |
| PATSTAT Biblio and Legal Status - 2017 Spring Edition |
MS Access |
168.2 MB |
| PATSTAT Biblio and Legal Status - 2017 Spring Edition |
CSV |
121.5 MB |
