OECD Patent Statistics Manual
This 2009 edition of the OECD Patent Statistics Manual takes stock of the recent developments in the field. It provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in the context of S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context. It aims to show what patent statistics can and cannot be used for, and how to count patents in order to maximise information on S&T activities while minimising statistical noise and biases. Finally, it describes how patent data can be used in the analysis of a wide array of topics related to technical change and patenting activity including industry-science linkages, patenting strategies by companies, internationalisation of research, and indicators on the value of patents.
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Basic Criteria for Compiling Patent-Based Indicators
To compile patent statistics, certain methodological choices have to be made. The challenge faced by statisticians is to select the relevant variables for compiling statistics among many alternatives. The methodological choices made significantly influence the statistics derived and their interpretation. Patent statistics can only be meaningfully interpreted if there is adequate knowledge of the criteria and methodologies used to compile them.
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