The document is a technology dashboard that provides various analyses and visualizations of patent data for graphene, including the status and makeup of patents, innovation rate over time, geographic distribution of patents, key technology areas, influential patents, top inventors, litigation trends, most valuable patents, patenting activity of major companies, and text clustering analyses of patent keywords.

1. Technology Dashboard
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2. Innovation Profile
Patent Portfolio Overview
The series of pie charts show the status and makeup of the patents in the technology field.
Innovation Rate
The graph/table shows the yearly patenting trend for the technology field which can be
approximated to the innovation rate for the technology field.
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3. Geographic Breakdown
Geographic Breakdown Map
By showing the geographic breakdown of the patents in the technology field, it is possible to
determine the territorial markets which the technology field is prominent in or which markets
have opportunities for development.
Geographic Breakdown By Year
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4. Geographic Breakdown By Year
This analysis shows the yearly trend of published patents by geography, providing an indicator
of the markets in which the technology field is growing. The graph/table shows the top 5
countries.
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5. Key Technologies
Key Technology Areas
Through grouping the patents in the technology field into their various technology areas, it is
possible to identify the core technology areas of this field.
The graph/table shows the top 10 technology areas in this field.
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6. Special Patents
Most Cited By
Patents that are frequently cited by subsequent patents indicate that futures patents are likely
building upon the technology of this particular patent. Patents that are often cited by
subsequent patents are therefore likely to be more influential patents.
The graph/table shows the top 10 patents.
Largest Family Size
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7. Largest Family Size
Patents which have many other family members, including foreign counterparts, divisional and
continuations, are usually more valuable as the invention is protected in the global market.
The graph/table shows the top 10 patents.
Most Number Of Claims
The number of claims is one of the factors to evaluate a patent’s value. However, a patent with
more claims and large technical coverage has a higher possibility of encountering infringement
action.
The graph/table shows the top 10 patents.
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8. Longest Years Pendency
Year’s pendency is the period from the application date to the publication/granted date of a
patent. Patents with an exceptionally long pendency tend to be valuable or controversial
patents.
The graph/table shows the top 10 patents.
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9. Inventors
Top Inventors
Inventors are a key resource in the generation of patents and it is therefore important to
understand who are the top inventors and their corresponding contribution to the technology
field. The graph/table shows the top 10 inventors.
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10. Renewal & Abandonment
Abandonment Rate
The graph/table shows the abandonment rate for the patents in the technology field, providing
an avenue to monitor the renewal and abandonment trends in this field. (Covers US patents
only)
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11. Litigation
Litigation Trend
The graph provides a trend of cases taking place in this technology field as an estimate for the
"risk" of entering the field. (Covers only US court cases)
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12. Most Valuable Patents
Valuable Patents
The graph/table shows the most valuable patents in the technology field. Valuation calculated
represents the value for a simple patent family.
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13. Main Companies
Patenting Activity By Year
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14. Patenting Activity By Year
The graph/table shows the top companies in this technology field based on their patent output,
providing an approximation of their innovation rate
Patenting Activity By Geography
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15. Patenting Activity By Geography
The graph/table shows the top companies in this technology field and identifies the
geographical markets that they are focusing on.
Patenting Activity By Technology Area
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16. Patenting Activity By Technology Area
The graph/table shows the top companies in this technology field and identifies the top
technology areas for these companies.
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17. Text Clustering
Word Cloud
The word cloud provides a visual representation of text data obtained from the patents in the
technology field, showing the keywords most closely associated to this field.
(Max of 5,000 patents used)
Circle Chart
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18. Circle Chart
Circle Chart uses a 2-level hierarchical representation of patent text data to provide an in-depth
analysis of the technology field, based on these keywords.
(Max of 5,000 patents used)
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