Abstract
In this paper we explore an academic entrepreneur’s patent portfolio to explore what insights can be gained via patent metrics when analyzing academic patents in search of indicators of patent breadth. In particular, we explore differences in patent breadth metrics by comparing two sub-gropus of patents: academic patents versus those with commercial or corporate interests, and parent patents versus their children within a given family. We find that some metrics, when individually taken at face value, tell a conflicted story, and that they should be interpreted with caution. Collectively, the metrics tell an interesting story in that they support an argument that academic patents are broader than commercial patents. Analysis of children patents indicate that academic parent patents are enhanced in more specific areas by their children patents and that commercial parent patents are followed by children patents that broaden the scope into other areas.
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