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VTT RESEARCH NOTES 2451 data Mining Tools for Technology and Competitive IntelligenceESPOO 2008VTT RESEARCH NOTES 2451Approximately 80 % of scientific and technical information can be foundfrom patent documents alone, according to a study carried out by theEuropean Patent Office. Patents are also a unique source of informationsince they are collected, screened and published according to internationallyagreed standards. In addition to being an extremely valuable source oftechnology intelligence , patent documents offer a business competitiveintelligence. Being aware of the state of the art of relevant Technology areasis crucial for a company's innovation process.

3 Ruotsalainen, Laura. Data Mining Tools for Technology and Competitive Intelligence. Espoo 2008. VTT VTT Tiedotteita ΠResearch Notes 2451. 63 p.

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