Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Patent 1
1.2 Types and Terms of Patents 2
1.3 Patent Families 7
1.4 Patent Application Overseas 10
1.5 A Patent Document Example 15
1.6 Sources of Patent Documents 24
References 28
Chapter 2 Tree Model of a Patent Document 29
2.1 Introduction 29
2.2 Constructing the Tree Model of a Patent Document 31
2.3 The Application of the Model in Patent Similarity Computation 35
2.4 Experiments 36
2.5 Conclusions 41
Acknowledgements 42
References 42
Chapter 3 A Method to Express the Influence of the Patent Elements on Similarity Computation 44
3.1 Introduction 44
3.2 Contents and Methods 46
3.3 Detailed Implementation Process 47
Acknowledgements 50
Chapter 4 Semantic Representation of a Patent Text Vector 51
4.1 Introduction 51
4.2 Methods 54
4.3 Examples and Experiments 57
Acknowledgements 61
References 61
Chapter 5 Patent Document Similarity Computation Based on the Luke Kernel 63
5.1 Introduction 63
5.2 Construction Method of Kernel Function 67
5.3 The Computation of Patent Documents Based on Luke Kernel 70
5.4 Experiments 73
5.5 Conclusions 78
Acknowledgements 78
References 79
Chapter 6 Patent Document Retrieval-based Information Services for Innovation of Enterprises:a Case Study of SMEs in China 81
6.1 Introduction 81
6.2 Methods 85
6.3 Conclusions 89
References 90
Chapter 7 Patent Intelligence and Business Strategy 92
7.1 Introduction 92
7.2 Materials and Methods 94
7.3 Results 94
7.4 Conclusions 97
References 97
Chapter 8 Agricultural Biotechnology Worldwide Patent Analysis and Mapping 99
8.1 Introduction 99
8.2 Materials and Methods 101
8.3 Results 102
8.4 Conclusions 110
Acknowledgements 111
References 111
Chapter 9 Worldwide Patent Analysis and Mapping of Combine Harvester Innovation 113
9.1 Introduction 113
9.2 Materials and Methods 115
9.3 Results and Discussion 115
9.4 Conclusions 121
Acknowledgements 122
Chapter 10 Worldwide Patent Map Analysis of Mechanization Technologies Relating to Field Crop Production Ⅰ：a Case Study on Rice 123
10.1 Introduction 124
10.2 Data and Methodology 125
10.3 Analysis and Results 126
10.4 Conclusions and Recommendations 141
Acknowledgements 143
References 143
Chapter 11 Worldwide Patent Map Analysis of Mechanization Technologies Relating to Field Crop Production Ⅱ：a Case of Corn 145
11.1 Introduction 146
11.2 Data and Methodology 147
11.3 Analysis and Results 148
11.4 Conclusions 163
Acknowledgements 165
References 165