Chinese Patent Applicants with Geocoded Addresses

Shi, Dongbo from CNIPA_Applicant_Address created a dataset of Chinese patent applicants. The data appears to include geocoded location information for each applicant. It was last updated on 2026-05-23.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic distribution of innovation based on applicant addresses.
• Analyzing regional patenting activity and clusters of technological development.
• Studying the relationship between applicant location and patent characteristics.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded, enabling spatial analysis.
• Covers all Chinese patent applicants, suggesting broad coverage.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

CNIPA_Applicant_Address

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-23 15:32:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China