Patent Network Analysis and Quadratic Assignment Procedures to Identify the Convergence of Robot Technologies.

PLoS One · 2016 · PMC5072598 · PMID 27764196

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We observed an overall increase in the number of patents in both offices; but found a decreasing trend in the USPTO starting in 2010.

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