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
564
Citations
36,037
Avg citations
63.9
3yr CAGR
+11.4%
HHI
312
Expiring ≤2029
7.2%
Avg prosecution
38 mo
Avg claims
26.9
E-Commerce
Patents
105
Citations
9,335
Avg citations
88.9
3yr CAGR
+22.9%
HHI
371
Expiring ≤2029
9.1%
Avg prosecution
45 mo
Avg claims
27.1
Head-to-Head Comparison
| Metric | Software | E-Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Total patents | 564▲ | 105 |
| Total citations | 36,037▲ | 9,335 |
| Avg citations/patent | 63.9 | 88.9▲ |
| 3-year CAGR | +11.4% | +22.9%▲ |
| HHI concentration | 312▲ | 371 |
| Expiring ≤2029 | 7.2% | 9.1%▲ |
| Avg prosecution (mo) | 38▲ | 45 |
| Avg claims/patent | 26.9 | 27.1▲ |
▲ = higher is better for that metric. HHI: lower = more competitive landscape.
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