Knowledge Management in Business using Patent Landscape Analysis

Patents in knowledge management provide businesses and entrepreneurs with an excellent opportunity to develop new and efficient company strategies and processes. This study was done to evaluate the patent landscape and major trends of patents on the topic of knowledge management in global businesses. The researcher used data from 74 patent intellectual property papers extracted from the Lens.org database for patent landscape analysis. The result of the study indicates that the number of patent trends relating to business knowledge management increases annually. Businesses can renew patents with a legal status of discontinued by paying filing and maintenance fees to the authorities. Patents on knowledge management in business were dominated by American companies and inventors, with seven patents. Knowledge management in business patents was dominated by physics patents (G). There are 72 simple family patents on knowledge management in three countries, with the United States having the most.