{"title":"The Data: Patent Power 2025","authors":"Gwendolyn Rak","doi":"10.1109/MSPEC.2025.11027742","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Not all patents are created equal. While every invention granted a patent in the United States must include something new and useful, a novel piece of technology may be revolutionary or merely incremental; looking at the sheer number of patents a company produces isn't necessarily enough to determine just how influential that company is.","PeriodicalId":13249,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Spectrum","volume":"62 6","pages":"14-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Spectrum","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11027742/","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Not all patents are created equal. While every invention granted a patent in the United States must include something new and useful, a novel piece of technology may be revolutionary or merely incremental; looking at the sheer number of patents a company produces isn't necessarily enough to determine just how influential that company is.
期刊介绍:
IEEE Spectrum Magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE, explores the development, applications and implications of new technologies. It anticipates trends in engineering, science, and technology, and provides a forum for understanding, discussion and leadership in these areas.
IEEE Spectrum is the world''s leading engineering and scientific magazine. Read by over 300,000 engineers worldwide, Spectrum provides international coverage of all technical issues and advances in computers, communications, and electronics. Written in clear, concise language for the non-specialist, Spectrum''s high editorial standards and worldwide resources ensure technical accuracy and state-of-the-art relevance.