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The patent database contains the merged datasets from the USPTO bulk data and Harvard Dataverse using SQL. Specifics on how the datasets were merged are given in [[Patent Data Processing - SQL Steps]]. This page explains the structure of the The patent database and gives a complete list consists of 16 tables. Each table has its own page which defines the table variables covering patents, patent litigation, patent maintenance, patent assignment, and their importanceother details on patent owners. Additionally, known issues with each table are have been recorded.