Citation trends US vs China
How do US and China compare in patent citations? Discover the trends in our latest report.
In the process of patent examination, the most critical thing is to comment on the novelty and creativity of the examined patent by comparing the previous patent technologies. Therefore, analyzing the patent cited by the patent examiner is interesting and meaningful work. In this report, the cited patents of patent examiners in the United States and China are counted and compared over the past five years, to understand the similarities and differences of citation trends the United States and China (Data as of December 23, 2024).
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