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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

545

Citations

48,126

Avg citations

88.3

3yr CAGR

+7.7%

HHI

256

Expiring ≤2029

7.3%

Avg prosecution

38 mo

Avg claims

25.7

Telecommunications

Patents

336

Citations

28,785

Avg citations

85.7

3yr CAGR

+7.4%

HHI

103

Expiring ≤2029

11.0%

Avg prosecution

40 mo

Avg claims

27.2

Head-to-Head Comparison

MetricConsumer ElectronicsTelecommunications
Total patents545336
Total citations48,12628,785
Avg citations/patent88.385.7
3-year CAGR+7.7%+7.4%
HHI concentration256103
Expiring ≤20297.3%11.0%
Avg prosecution (mo)3840
Avg claims/patent25.727.2

▲ = 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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