Patent Intelligence · Domain Comparison
SoftwarevsTelecommunications
Side-by-side comparison across 8 patent dimensions: portfolio size, citation quality, concentration, prosecution speed, claim breadth, expiry opportunity, and filing velocity.
Software
Patents
408
Citations
35,497
Avg citations
87.0
3yr CAGR
+2.9%
HHI
183
Expiring ≤2029
9.3%
Avg prosecution
40 mo
Avg claims
28.0
Telecommunications
Patents
350
Citations
28,879
Avg citations
82.5
3yr CAGR
+5.0%
HHI
102
Expiring ≤2029
10.2%
Avg prosecution
40 mo
Avg claims
27.0
Head-to-Head Comparison
| Metric | Software | Telecommunications |
|---|---|---|
| Total patents | 408▲ | 350 |
| Total citations | 35,497▲ | 28,879 |
| Avg citations/patent | 87▲ | 82.5 |
| 3-year CAGR | +2.9% | +5.0%▲ |
| HHI concentration | 183 | 102▲ |
| Expiring ≤2029 | 9.3% | 10.2%▲ |
| Avg prosecution (mo) | 40 | 40 |
| Avg claims/patent | 28▲ | 27 |
▲ = higher is better for that metric. HHI: lower = more competitive landscape.
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