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
396
Citations
35,409
Avg citations
89.4
3yr CAGR
+3.7%
HHI
189
Expiring ≤2029
9.9%
Avg prosecution
41 mo
Avg claims
28.2
E-Commerce
Patents
93
Citations
9,315
Avg citations
100.2
3yr CAGR
+22.4%
HHI
408
Expiring ≤2029
10.7%
Avg prosecution
47 mo
Avg claims
27.3
Head-to-Head Comparison
| Metric | Software | E-Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Total patents | 396▲ | 93 |
| Total citations | 35,409▲ | 9,315 |
| Avg citations/patent | 89.4 | 100.2▲ |
| 3-year CAGR | +3.7% | +22.4%▲ |
| HHI concentration | 189▲ | 408 |
| Expiring ≤2029 | 9.9% | 10.7%▲ |
| Avg prosecution (mo) | 41▲ | 47 |
| Avg claims/patent | 28.2▲ | 27.3 |
▲ = higher is better for that metric. HHI: lower = more competitive landscape.
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