Berto Jongman: New Patent Mapping Systems Helps Find Innovation Pathways — Doing the Wrong Thing Righter
New patent mapping system helps find innovation pathways What’s likely to be the “next big thing?” What might be the most fertile areas for innovation? Where should countries and companies invest their limited research funds? What technology areas are a company’s competitors pursuing? To help answer those questions, researchers, policy-makers and R&D directors study patent …