Introduction
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 5Effective Visual Mapping of Patent Data
One Dimensional DataTwo-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