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| Patent Analysis× | Technology Foresight× | |
|---|---|---|
| Field | Science Technology Studies | Science Technology Studies |
| Family | Process / pipeline | Process / pipeline |
| Year of origin≠ | 1994 | 1995 |
| Originator≠ | Francis Narin (patent bibliometrics) and the patent-analytics community | Ben R. Martin, Irene Miles, and the UK/Japanese foresight programmes |
| Type≠ | Document-based technological-intelligence process | Participatory future-oriented strategic process |
| Seminal source≠ | Narin, F. (1994). Patent bibliometrics. Scientometrics, 30(1), 147-155. DOI ↗ | Martin, B. R. (1995). Foresight in science and technology. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 7(2), 139-168. DOI ↗ |
| Aliases | Patent analytics, Patent bibliometrics, Patent landscaping | Foresight studies, Strategic technology forecasting, Future-oriented technology analysis |
| Related | 4 | 4 |
| Summary≠ | Patent analysis, or patanalytics, mines the documents and metadata in patent databases to generate technological intelligence. Because patents are structured, dated, classified, and citation-linked records of inventive activity, analysing patent counts, citations, classification codes, applicants, and text reveals who is innovating where, in which technologies, how fields connect, and how the technological landscape is shifting—evidence that feeds competitive intelligence, R&D strategy, and foresight. | Technology foresight is a systematic, participatory process of looking into the longer-term future of science, technology, the economy, and society in order to identify the areas of strategic research and the emerging generic technologies likely to yield the greatest economic and social benefits. Rather than predicting a single future, it brings experts and stakeholders together to explore plausible futures, build shared visions, and translate them into present-day priorities and action. |
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