Part I: Data. Emergence of Patent Big Data

Chapter 1 Patent as Big Data?

The journal of 230 years

Patent, a living organism

Patent as open data

Chapter 2 Significant Points in the History of Patents

1836, The First Patent with Claims

1790, Start of the U.S. Patent System

Again 1836, The Great Fire and Patent Numbering

1947, Genesis of Citation

Chapter 3 Understanding Patent Data

The Meaning of Patent Gazette
Utility, Design Patents, and Trademarks
The Butterfly Effect of Design Patent: Drill Bit's partial claim

Claims, "Legally, Less is More!"

Part II. Network: Patent Network Visualization

Chapter 4 Prelude to the Era of Patent Data Visualization

Unexpected Encounters

Bigger, Faster and Stronger

Timeline and Panoramic Viewpoint

Chapter 5 Effective Visual Mapping of Patent Data

Two-dimensional Data

Multidimensional Data

Chapter 6 The Power of Patent Citation Networks

What is a Citation Worth?

The Apple's Design Patent Network

Knowledge Flow of Paten