==Background==
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The patent database contains the merged datasets from the USPTO bulk data and Harvard Dataverseusing SQL. Specifics on how the datasets were merged are given in [[Patent Data Processing - SQL Steps]]. This page explains the structure of the database and gives a complete list of tables. Each table has its own page which defines the table variables and their importance. Additionally, known issues with each table are recorded.
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