Missing person address in Patstat online?

[pstek]

Dear Sir, Madam,

Thanks very much for making PATSTAT available online and giving a free 2 month trail. Its a great way to get to know the database.

Only one thing: I've noticed that the person_address column in the tls206_person table is blank for inventors in the online version.

Is this a bug or an intentional limitation imposed on free trail accounts? I was planning to use the personal addresses for a study on regional concentrations of innovation...

Thanks in advance for clarifying.

With kind regards,


Pieter Stek
Doctoral student
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands

[mkracker]

Inventor address data is not available in PATSTAT Online.

To facilitate the analysis on a micro-regional level despite missing addresses, we are currently investigating the possibilities of extending PATSTAT data with NUTS3/TL3 and other related information.

In the meantime, you could have a look at the freely available REGPAT database from the OECD which can be easily combined with PATSTAT data. You can get more information about REGPAT at http://www.oecd.org/sti/ipr-statistics or STI.Microdatalab@oecd.org.

Best regards,
Martin

[pstek]

Dear Martin,

Many thanks for your kind reply and suggestions.

Since you mentioned that you are looking into adding NUTS3/TL3 related information, may I suggest that you add coordinates? That offers even more flexibility for geographic analysis.

With kind regards,


Pieter