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
E-Commerce 88/100
Emergent domains
3 of 12
Domains tracked
12
E-Commerce
88
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
87
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
51
CAGR 3yr
+22.4%
Avg cit
100.2
HHI
408
Expiry
10.7%
Mechanical Engineering
82
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
85
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
89
Opportunity (15%)
30
CAGR 3yr
+20.1%
Avg cit
46.1
HHI
562
Expiry
3.2%
Pharmaceuticals
79
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
71
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
27
CAGR 3yr
+14.5%
Avg cit
379.5
HHI
238
Expiry
2.3%
AI & Machine Learning
76
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
57
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
43
CAGR 3yr
+9.0%
Avg cit
30.3
HHI
162
Expiry
7.5%
Telecommunications
73
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
43
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
53
CAGR 3yr
+4.3%
Avg cit
87.7
HHI
106
Expiry
11.5%
Consumer Electronics
72
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
44
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
42
CAGR 3yr
+4.8%
Avg cit
89.2
HHI
261
Expiry
7.4%
Biotechnology
70
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
47
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
24
CAGR 3yr
+5.7%
Avg cit
303.5
HHI
195
Expiry
1.3%
Clean Energy
70
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
38
Quality (30%)
92
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
58
CAGR 3yr
+2.5%
Avg cit
23.9
HHI
431
Expiry
14.1%
Software
70
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
36
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
51
CAGR 3yr
+2.0%
Avg cit
91.6
HHI
197
Expiry
10.4%
Semiconductors
68
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
28
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
55
CAGR 3yr
-1.6%
Avg cit
117.3
HHI
153
Expiry
12.3%
Automotive
62
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
24
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
24
CAGR 3yr
-4.1%
Avg cit
41.3
HHI
302
Expiry
1.4%
Gene Editing
60
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
30
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
81
Opportunity (15%)
20
CAGR 3yr
0.0%
Avg cit
946.0
HHI
930
Expiry
0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-Commerce | 88 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 51 | Emergent |
| Mechanical Engineering | 82 | 85 | 100 | 89 | 30 | Emergent |
| Pharmaceuticals | 79 | 71 | 100 | 100 | 27 | Emergent |
| AI & Machine Learning | 76 | 57 | 100 | 100 | 43 | Declining |
| Telecommunications | 73 | 43 | 100 | 100 | 53 | Declining |
| Consumer Electronics | 72 | 44 | 100 | 100 | 42 | Mature |
| Biotechnology | 70 | 47 | 100 | 100 | 24 | Declining |
| Clean Energy | 70 | 38 | 92 | 100 | 58 | Declining |
| Software | 70 | 36 | 100 | 100 | 51 | Declining |
| Semiconductors | 68 | 28 | 100 | 100 | 55 | Declining |
| Automotive | 62 | 24 | 100 | 100 | 24 | Declining |
| Gene Editing | 60 | 30 | 100 | 81 | 20 | 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.