Patent Intelligence · Technology Convergence
Where do technologies cross-pollinate?
The most interesting IP often lives at the intersection of two domains. This matrix maps every patent that carries multiple domain tags — revealing where AI bleeds into biotech, where semiconductors meet telecom, and where the next wave of convergence is already happening.
Domain pairs analyzed
31
Largest overlap
Consumer Electronics × Software
Cross-domain patents
1,739
Largest Cross-Domain Overlaps
Domain pairs with the most patents carrying both tags — ranked by overlap count.
1
264 patents
avg 112.7 cit.
49% of Consumer Electronics
2
225 patents
avg 108.2 cit.
59% of Software
3
224 patents
avg 106.1 cit.
42% of Consumer Electronics
4
148 patents
avg 33.8 cit.
82% of AI & ML
5
121 patents
avg 374.2 cit.
71% of Biotechnology
6
110 patents
avg 145.2 cit.
20% of Consumer Electronics
7
97 patents
avg 32.7 cit.
54% of AI & ML
8
92 patents
avg 32.6 cit.
51% of AI & ML
9
73 patents
avg 112.7 cit.
48% of Semiconductors
10
43 patents
avg 181.8 cit.
28% of Semiconductors
Single-Domain Patent Counts
Reference: total patents per domain (base for computing overlap percentages).
| Domain | Patents in DB |
|---|---|
Consumer Electronics | 538 |
Software | 383 |
Telecom | 325 |
AI & ML | 181 |
Biotechnology | 170 |
Semiconductors | 152 |
Pharma | 124 |
Automotive | 95 |
Clean Energy | 83 |
Gene Editing | 21 |
Most Interconnected Domains
Which domains co-appear with the most other domains? High connectivity = technology cross-pollinator.
1
Software
8 domain partners
2
Biotechnology
8 domain partners
3
Consumer Electronics
7 domain partners
4
Telecom
7 domain partners
5
AI & ML
7 domain partners
6
Semiconductors
7 domain partners
7
Automotive
6 domain partners
8
Clean Energy
6 domain partners
Why cross-domain patents matter
Patents at the intersection of two domains are often the most commercially potent — they can be asserted against a wider range of products and companies. An AI+pharmaceutical patent can block both software platforms and drug development workflows. Cross-domain inventors are also often the most innovative, drawing from multiple knowledge bases.
Reading the overlap percentage
When AI+Biotech shows 18% overlap for AI patents, it means 18% of all AI patents also carry a biotech tag. This is a directional signal: the higher the percentage, the more the domains have merged in practice. Percentages above 10% indicate significant technology fusion; above 25% suggests the "second domain" has become a primary application area.
Which convergences are accelerating?
The AI+Healthcare convergence (covering AI+pharmaceutical and AI+biotech) is the fastest-moving in our dataset. Gene editing + pharmaceutical overlap is large because many gene editing patents are specifically therapeutic. Semiconductors+telecommunications overlap reflects the hardware stack underlying 5G and Wi-Fi 6 deployment.