Patent Intelligence · IP Expiry
Patent cliff analysis
A patent cliff is when a large cohort of patents in a domain expires, allowing generic manufacturers, open-source projects, or competitors to use those inventions freely. Choose a domain to see the 2025–2029 cliff — patents expiring, cumulative citations lost to protection, and the most-cited inventions entering public domain.
Most-watched domains
AI/ML
AI & Machine Learning Patent Cliff
Foundational AI patents from the 2000s and early 2010s — many from IBM, Google, and Microsoft — are …
Biotech
Biotechnology Patent Cliff
First-generation biotech patents covering monoclonal antibody platforms, PCR techniques, and early d…
Telecom
Telecommunications Patent Cliff
2G and 3G standard-essential patents (SEPs) are expiring, reducing licensing costs for carriers and …
Semiconductor
Semiconductors Patent Cliff
Key semiconductor patents from the 3G/4G and CMOS scaling era are expiring, including process nodes …
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceuticals Patent Cliff
The pharmaceutical patent cliff: blockbuster drugs including biologics and small molecules from the …
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