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
6 of 12
Domains tracked
12
E-Commerce
88
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
87
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
47
CAGR 3yr
+22.9%
Avg cit
88.9
HHI
371
Expiry
9.1%
Pharmaceuticals
83
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
83
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
28
CAGR 3yr
+19.3%
Avg cit
243.1
HHI
471
Expiry
2.6%
Mechanical Engineering
82
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
85
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
90
Opportunity (15%)
30
CAGR 3yr
+20.2%
Avg cit
40.3
HHI
518
Expiry
3.5%
Software
78
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
63
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
41
CAGR 3yr
+11.4%
Avg cit
63.3
HHI
327
Expiry
7.1%
AI & Machine Learning
77
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
71
Quality (30%)
89
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
33
CAGR 3yr
+14.5%
Avg cit
21.7
HHI
213
Expiry
4.4%
Telecommunications
75
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
53
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
45
CAGR 3yr
+7.7%
Avg cit
56.0
HHI
344
Expiry
8.4%
Biotechnology
74
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
67
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
86
Opportunity (15%)
25
CAGR 3yr
+12.9%
Avg cit
183.3
HHI
695
Expiry
1.7%
Consumer Electronics
73
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
49
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
38
CAGR 3yr
+6.2%
Avg cit
66.7
HHI
312
Expiry
6.0%
Semiconductors
67
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
28
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
51
CAGR 3yr
-1.1%
Avg cit
83.2
HHI
218
Expiry
10.7%
Automotive
61
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
20
Quality (30%)
99
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
26
CAGR 3yr
-6.3%
Avg cit
29.2
HHI
273
Expiry
1.9%
Clean Energy
61
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
21
Quality (30%)
84
Openness (20%)
100
Opportunity (15%)
54
CAGR 3yr
-6.2%
Avg cit
18.1
HHI
272
Expiry
12.0%
Gene Editing
61
/ 100
Velocity (35%)
30
Quality (30%)
100
Openness (20%)
87
Opportunity (15%)
20
CAGR 3yr
0.0%
Avg cit
485.9
HHI
1,160
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 | 47 | Emergent |
| Pharmaceuticals | 83 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 28 | Emergent |
| Mechanical Engineering | 82 | 85 | 100 | 90 | 30 | Emergent |
| Software | 78 | 63 | 100 | 100 | 41 | Emergent |
| AI & Machine Learning | 77 | 71 | 89 | 100 | 33 | Emergent |
| Telecommunications | 75 | 53 | 100 | 100 | 45 | Mature |
| Biotechnology | 74 | 67 | 100 | 86 | 25 | Emergent |
| Consumer Electronics | 73 | 49 | 100 | 100 | 38 | Mature |
| Semiconductors | 67 | 28 | 100 | 100 | 51 | Declining |
| Automotive | 61 | 20 | 99 | 100 | 26 | Declining |
| Clean Energy | 61 | 21 | 84 | 100 | 54 | Declining |
| Gene Editing | 61 | 30 | 100 | 87 | 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.