Patent Intelligence · Synthesis
Innovation index
A composite score for 12 technology domains built from four independent patent signals: filing velocity, portfolio quality, IP openness, and public domain opportunity. No single signal tells the whole story — this one does.
Top domain
Clean Energy 87/100
Emergent domains
8 of 12
Domains tracked
12
Clean Energy
87
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
100
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
85
Opportunity (15%)
32
CAGR 3yr
+71.0%
Avg cit
36.1
HHI
775
Expiry
3.8%
Mechanical Engineering
83
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
90
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
87
Opportunity (15%)
24
CAGR 3yr
+27.0%
Avg cit
50.3
HHI
662
Expiry
1.3%
Telecommunications
83
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
70
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
54
CAGR 3yr
+14.0%
Avg cit
111.2
HHI
151
Expiry
12.0%
Automotive
82
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
89
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
90
Opportunity (15%)
20
CAGR 3yr
+26.0%
Avg cit
59.7
HHI
524
Expiry
0.0%
E-Commerce
81
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
65
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
56
CAGR 3yr
+11.9%
Avg cit
105.8
HHI
434
Expiry
13.0%
Semiconductors
81
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
68
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
45
CAGR 3yr
+13.3%
Avg cit
156.6
HHI
207
Expiry
8.2%
AI & Machine Learning
79
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
62
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
50
CAGR 3yr
+10.7%
Avg cit
33.4
HHI
193
Expiry
10.2%
Consumer Electronics
79
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
66
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
41
CAGR 3yr
+12.4%
Avg cit
101.8
HHI
333
Expiry
7.1%
Software
76
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
51
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
57
CAGR 3yr
+7.0%
Avg cit
109.2
HHI
278
Expiry
13.3%
Biotechnology
65
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
30
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
27
CAGR 3yr
0.0%
Avg cit
370.7
HHI
233
Expiry
2.3%
Gene Editing
61
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
30
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
89
Opportunity (15%)
20
CAGR 3yr
0.0%
Avg cit
1789.0
HHI
1,074
Expiry
0.0%
Pharmaceuticals
55
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
0
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
34
CAGR 3yr
-20.6%
Avg cit
459.1
HHI
286
Expiry
4.8%
Dimension Score Breakdown
Each domain's four dimension scores (0–100), showing where each domain leads and lags.
| Domain | Index | Velocity | Quality | Openness | Opportunity | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy | 87 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 32 | Emergent |
| Mechanical Engineering | 83 | 90 | 100 | 87 | 24 | Emergent |
| Telecommunications | 83 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 54 | Emergent |
| Automotive | 82 | 89 | 100 | 90 | 20 | Emergent |
| E-Commerce | 81 | 65 | 100 | 100 | 56 | Emergent |
| Semiconductors | 81 | 68 | 100 | 100 | 45 | Emergent |
| AI & Machine Learning | 79 | 62 | 100 | 100 | 50 | Emergent |
| Consumer Electronics | 79 | 66 | 100 | 100 | 41 | Emergent |
| Software | 76 | 51 | 100 | 100 | 57 | Declining |
| Biotechnology | 65 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 27 | Declining |
| Gene Editing | 61 | 30 | 100 | 89 | 20 | Declining |
| Pharmaceuticals | 55 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 34 | Declining |
Methodology
The Innovation Index is a weighted composite of four 0–100 dimension scores. Velocity (35%): 3-year filing CAGR computed as (2023–2025 count / 2020–2022 count)^(1/3) − 1, mapped to a 0–100 scale where 40%+ CAGR = 100. Quality (30%): average forward citations per patent, mapped to a 0–100 scale where 30+ citations = 100. Openness (20%): inverse Herfindahl-Hirschman Index — lower market concentration gives higher scores; HHI <500 = 100, HHI >10,000 = 0. Opportunity (15%): percentage of the domain's portfolio expiring 2025–2029, mapped to 0–100 where 40%+ expiring = maximum opportunity. Tiers: Emergent (CAGR ≥10% + avg cit ≥5), Dominant (≥3,000 patents + flat growth), Mature (≥500 patents), Declining (otherwise). Domain assignment from AI-generated industry tags; patents may count in multiple domains.