r/Patents↗
The Professional Patent Subreddit
Discussion of patents, patent law, and practice in any jurisdiction. This subreddit is intended for professionals only. For more general discussion, including students and inventor-oriented topics, please see our sister sub at r/patentlaw. Posts not relevant to professionals may be removed and encouraged to be reposted there. No conversations in this subreddit should be understood to establish an attorney-client relationship.
12k subscribers52 posts / mo in Sep 202645 authors / mosince 2008
r/Patents has 12k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 52 posts a month from 45 people. Top topics: Historical Anniversaries, Supreme Court Cases and Job Search and Interviews.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Historical Anniversaries0.5%
- Supreme Court Cases0.5%
- Job Search and Interviews0.5%
- Green Card Approvals0.4%
- New Lawyer Challenges0.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- European Patent Organisation
- Id
- WIPO
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
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