Patent map is a research method and manifestation of patent information. It deals with all kinds of patent information, including science and technology, economy, law, etc., carefully analyzes and sorts it out, and makes all kinds of intuitive charts, so that it has the function of pointing like a map. Through the visual representation of patent technology information indicators and their combinations, we can reflect the complex information contained in a large number of patent data, point out the technical development direction, analyze the technical distribution, and provide more intuitive information support for decision makers, especially for monitoring the patent technology distribution of scientific research institutions and enterprises in different countries and regions, so as to know ourselves and know ourselves. Patent map is one of the effective analysis methods to guide government departments, scientific research institutions and high-tech enterprises to carry out patent strategic layout.
According to different production objectives, patent maps can be divided into patent management maps, patent technology maps and patent rights maps. Different types of patent maps have different information analysis focuses. The combination of the three is a comprehensive excavation of the economic, technical and legal information of patent documents. (omitted)