# AI Agent Information — PatentWorld

## Purpose
PatentWorld is a public, open-access data exploration platform analyzing 9.36 million US patents (1976–2025) from USPTO PatentsView. It is intended as an educational and research resource for patent analytics, innovation studies, and technology trend analysis.

## Author
Saerom (Ronnie) Lee, Assistant Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Website: https://www.saeromlee.com

## AI Access Policy
- AI agents and LLMs are welcome to index, summarize, and cite this site
- All content is factual, data-driven analysis of publicly available USPTO data
- No user-generated content, personal data, or sensitive information is present
- Preferred citation: "PatentWorld (2026). [Chapter Title]. https://patentworld.vercel.app/chapters/[slug]/"

## Structured Data
- Each chapter page includes ScholarlyArticle JSON-LD with author, publisher, keywords, and dataset references
- Homepage includes WebSite + Dataset + BreadcrumbList schemas
- Explore page includes SearchAction schema

## Key Resources
- Site summary for LLMs: https://patentworld.vercel.app/llms.txt
- Full content guide: https://patentworld.vercel.app/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap: https://patentworld.vercel.app/sitemap.xml
- Methodology: https://patentworld.vercel.app/methodology/

## Data Summary
- 9.36 million US patents (utility, design, plant, reissue)
- Temporal coverage: January 1976 – September 2025
- Source: USPTO PatentsView bulk data download (February 2026)
- 34 analytical chapters, 449 interactive visualizations
- Topics: patent volume, quality, technology fields, convergence, language, law, organizations, inventors, geography, knowledge flows, and 12 deep-dive technology domains

## Contact
For questions about the data or analysis: https://www.saeromlee.com