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Patent Intelligence · Domain Comparison

Consumer ElectronicsvsTelecommunications

Side-by-side comparison across 8 patent dimensions: portfolio size, citation quality, concentration, prosecution speed, claim breadth, expiry opportunity, and filing velocity.

Consumer Electronics

Patents

468

Citations

47,640

Avg citations

101.8

3yr CAGR

+12.4%

HHI

333

Expiring ≤2029

7.1%

Avg prosecution

39 mo

Avg claims

26.5

Telecommunications

Patents

253

Citations

28,139

Avg citations

111.2

3yr CAGR

+14.0%

HHI

151

Expiring ≤2029

12.0%

Avg prosecution

43 mo

Avg claims

29.1

Head-to-Head Comparison

MetricConsumer ElectronicsTelecommunications
Total patents468253
Total citations47,64028,139
Avg citations/patent101.8111.2
3-year CAGR+12.4%+14.0%
HHI concentration333151
Expiring ≤20297.1%12.0%
Avg prosecution (mo)3943
Avg claims/patent26.529.1

▲ = higher is better for that metric. HHI: lower = more competitive landscape.

Grant Trend 2015–Present

Patents granted per year by domain.

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