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==Background==
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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]]. The patent database consists of 16 tables covering patents, patent litigation, patent maintenance, patent assignment, and other details on patent owners. Additionally, known issues with each table have been recorded.