CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Martini, MelanieMelanieMartiniJohn, MarcusMarcusJohn2023-04-242023-04-242022-09-22https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-762https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/43402310.24406/publica-762In technology foresight we often assume, that new technologies are created in the laboratories around the world, then published in scientific literature and finally patented as soon as they are advanced enough. Although this is a simplified idea of a complex process, it highlights, why patents are an important source for technology foresight. Here we present a synoptic overview over this topic by addressing the following questions: How is patent data used in foresight? Who uses patent analysis for foresight purposes? In which steps of the foresight process is patent data used? Where are further possibilities for the use of patent data in foresight?enPatentForesightDDC::600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::600 Technik::608 Erfindungen, Patenteposter