Table 2 Connectivity features and their descriptions.

From: Interpretable patent recommendation with knowledge graph and deep learning

No

Connectivity features

Descriptions

P1

\(Patent\stackrel{has term}{\to }Term\stackrel{has term}{\leftarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents have the same terms as the patents that were transferred to the companies

P2

\(Patent\stackrel{has category}{\to }Category\stackrel{has category}{\leftarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents have the same categories as the patents that were transferred to the companies

P3

\(Patent\stackrel{cites}{\leftrightarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents have citation relation with the patents that were transferred to the companies

P4

\(Patent\stackrel{cites}{\leftrightarrow }Patent\stackrel{cites}{\leftrightarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents have indirect citation relation with the patents that were transferred to the companies

P5

\(Patent\stackrel{is invented by}{\to }Inventor\stackrel{is invented by}{\leftarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents share the same inventors as the patents that were transferred to the companies

P6

\(Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\stackrel{is transferred to}{\leftarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents share the same assignees with the patents that were transferred to the tail companies

P7

\(Patent\stackrel{is protected in}{\to }Country\stackrel{is protected in}{\leftarrow }Patent\stackrel{is transferred to}{\to }Company\)

The head patents are protected in the same countries as the patents that were transferred to the tail companies