Historical Patent Data Files for Academia and Researchers (1840 - 2014)
Contains four research datasets containing time series and micro-level data by National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) technology sub-category on applications, grants, and in-force patents spanning two centuries of innovation.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accessLevelComment | |
| accessURL | https://data.uspto.gov/bulkdata/datasets/histexc |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1Y |
| bureauCode |
[ "006:51" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Nicholas Pairolero", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:Nicholas.Pairolero@uspto.gov" } |
| dataDictionary | http://ssrn.com/abstract=2616724 |
| dataQuality |
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| description | Contains four research datasets containing time series and micro-level data by National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) technology sub-category on applications, grants, and in-force patents spanning two centuries of innovation. |
| distribution |
[ { "format": "csv", "accessURL": "https://data.uspto.gov/bulkdata/datasets/histexc" }, { "format": "dta", "accessURL": "https://data.uspto.gov/bulkdata/datasets/histexc" } ] |
| format | csv |
| identifier | OCE-PT-00006 |
| issued | 2015-06-25 |
| keyword |
[ "csv", "dta", "micro-level", "nber", "patent", "patent application", "stata", "technology", "time series", "uspto" ] |
| landingPage | https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/economic-research/research-datasets/historical-patent-data-files |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0 |
| mbox | EconomicsData@uspto.gov |
| modified | 2025-08-28 |
| PrimaryITInvestmentUII | |
| programCode |
[ "006:070" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "Department of Commerce (DOC)", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "U.S. Federal Government", "@type": "org:Organization" } } } } |
| references |
[ "http://ssrn.com/abstract=2616724" ] |
| spatial | |
| systemOfRecords | |
| temporal | 1840-01-01/2014-12-31 |
| theme |
[ "application", "csv", "dta", "historical", "micro-level", "nber", "patent", "time series" ] |
| title | Historical Patent Data Files for Academia and Researchers (1840 - 2014) |
| webService | https://data.uspto.gov/bulkdata/datasets |
