International patent data: Their utilization for the analysis of technological developments

Konrad Faust and Hans Schedl

World Patent Information, 1983, vol. 5, issue 3, 144-157

Abstract: The analysis of technological developments for purposes like technological forecasting through the use of leading indicators or ex post evaluation of science and technology oriented policies, nearly always lead to the evaluation of patent statistics. From these the authors established indicators of technological development using numbers of patents applied for or granted worldwide, thus preventing sampling and weighting errors. Account was taken of the effect of patent families as well as connections between technological developments in different fields. Furthermore, methods were established to identify areas with important technological developments. The final part of the paper shows the first results of application of these methods to the comparison of international patenting activities in selected fields.

Date: 1983
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