Patent indicators for the Spanish Nanotechnology domain

This poster presents the indicators of a patentometric study of Spanish nanotechnology [1] that was presented in a Nanotech Event [2]. The analysis was conducted for the years 2004 to 2014 and the search strategy was based on keywords of a established query [3] and relevant patent classifications. As a patent data source the database Espacenet-Worldwide from the European Patent Office was used since a previous study from the authors showed that it provided the best data coverage for the purpose of the study [4]. More than 3400 patent records with Spanish authorship were retrieved and after an exhaustive data harmonization process a patentometric analysis was performed using the software tool Matheo Patent. For a patent/paper comparison furthermore scientific article data was retrieved from Scopus. Subsequently several indicators were generated which we grouped into the following types: Performance Indicators, Technology network indicators, Collaboration indicators and Patent value indicators.We would like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Education for funding the framework project „Technology Watch of Spanish Nanotechnology via its patents“ (Project number: CSO2012-38801) for which this analysis was used

Blockchain patent landscaping: An expert based methodology and search query

The present study is concerned with the emergence of Blockchain related technologies in terms of patenting activity. Blockchain has captured the attention of the public and research has intensified in this field over the last few years, making it a highly interesting topic of study for a patent analysis in order to obtain insight into the developments of this emerging technology. In this paper we present a unique methodology and exhaustive search strategy for identifying Blockchain patent documents by using a combination of specific keywords and patent classifications. This query was built in cooperation with subject matter experts of the European Patent Office (EPO). Our keyword set was then analysed by relevance and was prioritised. The set of specific relevant patent classifications was furthermore combined with keywords in order to exclude false positives. With our method- ology we present an exhaustive query for retrieving a highly relevant dataset of Blockchain related patents, extracted from the EPO databases that can be used for patent landscaping exercises or any other bibliometric analysis. In a case study we applied the search strategy to analyse worldwide Blockchain patenting from 2008 till 2018. The results are presented in this paper.The present article is based on a patent data study that was commissioned by the European Patent Office, Department 5.4.2.1 Patent Information research, with the aim of demonstrating to readers outside the disci- plines of patent analysis and Blockchain technologies, how patent in- formation can be used to gain insight and competitive advantages about a specific technological field. Additional bibliometric analysis, for the purposes of the present article, was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities under the framework R&D project “Detection of Spanish technology for connected Industry 4.0 in Euro- pean patent offices”

Sustainability in Mineral Exploration—Exploring Less Invasive Technologies via Patent Analysis

This paper presents a bibliometric study on patents and scientific publications related to airborne electromagnetic methods used as less invasive technologies in mineral exploration. A statistical analysis of the documents reveals the main players, technology trends, and collaboration patterns via bibliometric techniques. The article aims to analyse the gap between the model of sustainable less invasive innovations and the concrete implementation of the technology pull. Special attention is paid to the enablers of sustainable development and their presence in the technology landscape for less invasive exploration technologies.European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 776487Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities RTI2018-098966-B-I0

Technology watch sector studies for the business and research community of Andalusia

Estudios sectoriales de vigilancia tecnológica es una serie de informes publicados por la Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de Andalucía (Agencia IDEA) en cooperación con el grupo de investigación SCImago, entre otros. Su objetivo es proporcio- nar a la comunidad empresarial e investigadora de Andalucía informes de situación de determinados sectores temáticos, realizados mediante análisis de la información técnica y científica, tanto a nivel regional (Andalucía) como nacional e inter- nacional. Se presenta y detalla la metodología que se sigue para su elaboración, haciendo especial énfasis en la estructura del estudio y la naturaleza de la información analizada

Innovation in 2G Quantum Technologies, a Patent Landscape Study

Patent filings can be a proxy for the intention to exploit research and development activities, and thus are a signal of the innovation process. The present study shows that the number of patent filings for second- generation quantum metrology and sensing devices is still small but has recently started to grow. It also reveals that a large proportion of the patent filings in this field originate from academia, suggesting that these researchers still account for most of the innovative activity in this sector. However there is some evidence that international industry- academia collaboration is becoming a vehicle for innovation directions in these future and emerging technologies. The present study constitutes an instantaneous snapshot of the state of innovation at the time of the research. We provide all necessary materials, search strategy, datasets, and methods to enable third parties to carry out subsequent analyses at their own convenience

INFACT technology watch report

This research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 776487. Furthermore, some of the authors (B.J. and V.H.-S.) were supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities under the framework of the R&D project RTI2018-098966-B-I00.Summary: This report presents a bibliometric study on patents and scientific publications related to the following technologies involved in INFACT: airborne electromagnetic methods, airborne gravity gradiometry, airborne magnetometry and drone-borne hyperspectral imaging. A statistical analysis of the documents reveals the main players, technology trends and collaboration patterns via bibliometric techniques

Espacenet, Patentscope and Depatisnet: a comparison approach

This article is based on a presentation given at the European Patent Office Patent Information Conference (EPOPIC) that was held during 4–6 November 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. Special thanks go to the organization team of the conference from the European Patent Office and to the CITPIA Patlib Centre Team without whom this study would never have been possible.Espacenet, Patentscope and Depatisnet are known as the main multinational patent databases offered by patent authorities which are available to the public free of charge. As all three systems have substantially improved in the last few years, a comparison of their functionalities and capabilities, as discussed herein, is useful for those unfamiliar with the recent developments. In order to present the comparison, the following aspects were analysed: data coverage, search functionality, result list, bibliographic view of records and patent data export options. Case studies are presented where the search systems were compared in the field of nanotechnology. The analysis concludes that Espacenet has the best features for searching, Patentscope the best for analysis and Depatisnet the best for complex search tasks.Project "Technology Watch of Spanish Nanotechnology via its patents" (Project number: CSO2012-38801), Spanish Ministry of Education. Grupo de Investigación: SCImago-UGR (SEJ036

Industry 4.0: Spanish patents of the largest technology companies

A total of 2555 records were found, placing Spain in 15th position in the world, led by China and the USA, while Europe is in a discreet second place. European companies are mixed with Asian and US companies to a lesser extent. All three companies are heavily involved in the 5G technologies field. Figure 1 shows companies with at least 15 patents, where Qualcomm stands out, followed by Huawei and Ericsson. All three companies are heavily involved in the 5G technologies field. Most of these companies are technology companies specialized in microprocessors, computers, and telecommunications. Only one is not a company: the well-known German research institution Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (mp3 developers). The only Spanish company in this ranking is Telefónica. Although most companies are widely known, how important are they worldwide? Is there a relationship between their Spanish patents and their worldwide patents? For this purpose, we have constructed the chart in Figure 2, with the above information and the ranking of the 25 worldwide most essential companies by 4IR patenting in the last two decades made by the EPO. The first thing that stands out in the chart is the position of Qualcomm and Samsung (Korea). As shown in Figure 1, Qualcomm is the leader in Spanish patents, although it is not the world leader. The opposite is true for Samsung, the world leader with more than twice as many patents but very little presence in Spain. Then there are LG Group (Korea) and Sony (Japan), which have a world position like Qualcomm (more than 6k) and similar to Samsung in Spain. There are seven companies between 3k and 5k, but only Huawei and Ericsson stand out in Spain, as mentioned above. Below 3k, two European companies and one American, Alphabet, we thought we would find a little higher in the world ranking. As it appears, autonomous driving has not yet created many patents. Samsung is the leader in 4IR patents and technology patents in general. Samsung Electronics alone has more than 255k patents in total, but if we add all the subsidiaries, it reaches a little less than 380k. There is little interest in Spain, with so many patents globally, which must have been covered with its EPO patents. The only European patent office that seems to take it seriously is the German one (DPMA). Of the three companies that seem to pay attention to the Spanish office, we can only say that they are in the middle of the global war on 5G. The 5G battlefield leads companies to be very careful and cover their intellectual property even in small offices such as the OEPM. Huawei is the company that has taken the lead but is being censored by the USA. The only company with a comprehensive option for 5G (outside Huawei) is the European Ericsson. Apart from the political war over 5G, it must be remembered that Qualcomm has had an intense legal fight for patents with giants such as Intel or Apple in recent years. What is truly curious is that the European country where Qualcomm has the most patents is Spain.This work was supported by Detección de tecnología española para la industria conectada 4.0 a través de las oficinas de patentes europeas (RTI2018-098966-B-I00), project funded by Proyectos de I+D+i «Retos investigación», Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spai