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  Publications

The Publications page can connect you to groundbreaking research and policy findings from the USPTO’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) on the economics of intellectual property (IP), including evaluating the nature, role, and impact of IP on innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic performance. Findings are published in journal articles, official reports, Economic Notes, working papers, book chapters, and infographics.

USPTO reports and 
Economic Notes

Published official reports on domestic 
and international issues that focus on
the economic aspects of IP.

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Journal articles and 
conference proceedings

Published research findings in 
peer-reviewed economics journals
 and law journals.

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Working papers and 
book chapters

Published research findings in book
 chapters and preliminary findings in
 working papers.

Full collection

Featured IP infographic

The USPTO provides several infographics and reports on current trends in innovation for the public's information and use. Topics include: Women-Inventor Patentees by County, Patents in the Midwest, and the following graphic and report: 

Inventing AI Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S. patents

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information

DOE Patents is a search tool for discovering patent information resulting from DOE-funded research and development (R&D). Included here are patents that DOE sponsored through a variety of funding mechanisms, including grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. Publicly available patent information from DOE R&D, historic and current, is presented here, excluding patent applications. DOE Patents consists of bibliographic records, with full text where available, either via a PDF file or an HTML link to the record at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).