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How closely are patents tied to scientific research? In this post, I explore Marx & Fuegi’s dataset linking global patents to academic papers.
With more than 22 million patent–paper connections, the study opens new pathways for innovation research.
As someone who worked with millions of patent links in my PhD, this paper hit particularly close to home.

This post explores the insights from Patent bibliometrics. The authors outline how patent data, when analysed through performance, technology, value, and collaboration indicators, can help organisations spot trends, assess competitiveness, and anticipate future developments. Through a case study of nanotechnology patents in Spain, they demonstrate how visual tools and structured patent information can powerfully support competitive and technological intelligence, while also highlighting key limitations of the method.

Patent databases are crucial for tracking technological innovation. This paper compares six major systems, from free tools like Google Patents to premium platforms such as Orbit Intelligence, showing how the gap between free and paid solutions is narrowing.

Patents are far more than just legal paperwork. This post explores a paper on how structured search strategies, clever use of syntax, and specialised databases can turn scattered patent information into valuable insight. By combining search techniques with portfolio management tools, researchers and innovators can reveal hidden patterns, monitor competitors, and anticipate emerging trends.