Business information
Patent information contains a wealth of facts based on technical developments which, if you know how to use it, can be a strategic source of business information and unique market insights. The EPO Observatory on Patents and Technology plays a vital role in making these resources accessible, providing valuable tools and data that can help you to track emerging trends and technological innovations.
Resources
PATSTAT
PATSTAT helps you perform sophisticated statistical analyses of bibliographical and legal status patent data.
IPscore
IPscore is a tool to evaluate patents, technologies and research projects. To ensure the confidentiality of your data, you can use it offline.
Patent insight reports
Our patent insight reports contain practical examples of how to conduct patent analyses. You can adapt or re-use the search strategies and utilise the data at any time.