Nomenclature Emerging Patent Areas

To identify emerging technological areas, nomenclatures from various sources are used: the EPO, INPI, Eurostat, WIPO and finally OECD[[1]](file:///C:/Projets/Brevets/Atlas/Atlas%202016/Atlas%20des%20brevets%20-%20M%C3%A9thodologie%20et%20d%C3%A9finitions.docx#_ftn1) which has done a precise identification of IPC codes and produced a very fine environmental nomenclature. The following areas are identified: **ICT** **** **biotechnology** **** **nanotechnologies** ****** Environment**: use of the IPC and the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)[[2]](file:///C:/Projets/Brevets/Atlas/Atlas%202016/Atlas%20des%20brevets%20-%20M%C3%A9thodologie%20et%20d%C3%A9finitions.docx#_ftn2). The Y02 codes concern the environment and climate and are divided into six main areas: General environmental management Water-related adaptation technologies Climate change mitigation technologies related to energy production, transmission and distribution Capture, storage, sequestration or disposal of greenhouse gases Climate change mitigation, transport-related technologies Climate change mitigation, building technologies **Smart city concepts, smart grids** Y02 codes are retrieved in Patstat database * * * [_**[1]**_](file:///C:/Projets/Brevets/Atlas/Atlas%202016/Atlas%20des%20brevets%20-%20M%C3%A9thodologie%20et%20d%C3%A9finitions.docx#_ftnref1) _Eurostat Patent classifications and technology areas ([http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/An...](http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/Annexes/pat_esms_an4.pdf\))_ _OEB[http://www.epo.org/news-issues/issues/classificati...](http://www.epo.org/news-issues/issues/classificati)_ _OECD Identifying technology areas for patents (‘”)’_ _OEB[http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.n...](http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/9BA3D3AA8CE3B9BBC125785700578B40/$File/Patentinfo_News_1101_en.pdf)_ — _OEB:[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/classification?loca...](http://worldwide.espacenet.com/classification?locale=fr_EP#!/CPC=Y)_ _OECD:[http://www.oecd.org/env/consumption-innovation/env...](http://www.oecd.org/env/consumption-innovation/env-tech-search-strategies.pdf) (2015)_ _WIPO:[http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_941_...](http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_941_2014.pdf) (page 158)_ _INPI: smart_city_2014.pdf_ [_ **[2]**_](file:///C:/Projets/Brevets/Atlas/Atlas%202016/Atlas%20des%20brevets%20-%20M%C3%A9thodologie%20et%20d%C3%A9finitions.docx#_ftnref2) _The CPC is an extension of the IPC and is jointly managed by the EPO and USPTO It is divided into nine sections, A-H and Y, which in turn are subdivided into classes, subclasses, groups and subgroups. Created in 2013, the CPC has about 250,000 classification entries, making it a more accurate system._