Patent Intelligence · Domain Comparison
SoftwarevsE-Commerce
Side-by-side comparison across 8 patent dimensions: portfolio size, citation quality, concentration, prosecution speed, claim breadth, expiry opportunity, and filing velocity.
Software
Patents
382
Citations
35,339
Avg citations
92.5
3yr CAGR
+0.7%
HHI
200
Expiring ≤2029
10.7%
Avg prosecution
41 mo
Avg claims
28.3
E-Commerce
Patents
91
Citations
9,313
Avg citations
102.3
3yr CAGR
+14.5%
HHI
417
Expiring ≤2029
11.5%
Avg prosecution
47 mo
Avg claims
27.5
Head-to-Head Comparison
| Metric | Software | E-Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Total patents | 382▲ | 91 |
| Total citations | 35,339▲ | 9,313 |
| Avg citations/patent | 92.5 | 102.3▲ |
| 3-year CAGR | +0.7% | +14.5%▲ |
| HHI concentration | 200▲ | 417 |
| Expiring ≤2029 | 10.7% | 11.5%▲ |
| Avg prosecution (mo) | 41▲ | 47 |
| Avg claims/patent | 28.3▲ | 27.5 |
▲ = higher is better for that metric. HHI: lower = more competitive landscape.
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