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Where to find patent statistics and raw data

Most patent offices and agencies make their statistics available online:

USPTO Statistics Website
Includes a data visualization center for U.S. patents and trademarks.
WIPO Intellectual Property Statistics
Includes links to national and regional IP statistical sources; coverage and availability of raw data varies by country.
Canada (CIPO) Patent Statistics
Statistics are published in CIPO's annual reports.
China (SIPO) Patent Statistics
European Patent Office (EPO) Statistics
Trilateral Office Reports
Statistics for the Trilateral Offices as well as other countries.
OECD Portal on Patent Statistics
Links to sources on global patent statistics, compiled by the OECD's Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.
WIPO Patent Landscape Reports
Reports on various topics related to patent activity, which often contain statistics and leads to downloadable data.
Bust Patent Statistics
Patent quality metrics.

The USPTO enables Google to provide the public with bulk downloads of patent and trademark data that can be read in applications. Coverage goes back to 1977 and the availability of formats varies by dates. Be sure to review the USPTO's policies on the use of its data.

Where to find articles about patents, trademarks, and intellectual property

EPO Patent Information News
From the European Patent Office.
Inventors Eye Newsletter
USPTO's online journal.
Journal of the Patent & Trademark Office Society
Oldest IP journal in the U.S. Full-text of articles is available in LexisNexis Academic.
Official Journal of the EPO
Official Journal of the European Patent Office.
PCT Newsletter
From WIPO, news and events relating to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
PIUG Newsletter
From the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG).
Recent Patents
Collection of partially open access journals from Bentham Scientific Publishers focusing on recent inventions in major engineering disciplines.
WIPO Magazine
Bi-monthly publication of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
WIPO Published Patent Landscape Reports
Reports describing the patent situation for specific technologies, either on a global or regional or country-specific level.