Technical Documentation for the 2019 Patent Examination Research Dataset (Patex) Release

Abstract

This new version of the Patent Examination Research Dataset (PatEx) is based on data that the Office of the Chief Economist downloaded from Patent Examination Data System (PEDS) on April 26, 2020. We parsed the XML and organized the data into the familiar PatEx data files, following the organization of the Public PAIR portal. However, there are some minor differences between the new PatEx release and the previous ones. This is the main rationale behind the new technical documentation for this release and we advise users to read the relevant sections to better acclimate themselves to the new data.

Keywords: Patents, Patent Examination, Intellectual Property, Innovation

JEL Classification: O3, L1, L2, G2, G3