Return to search results
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.
Complete Metadata
| @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 |
true
|
| 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 |
