# Patent (/docs/core-concepts/indicators/patent)



Patent indicators are built from indexed patent documents and expose:

* `POST /indicators/patents/proofpoints`
* `POST /indicators/patents/time-series`

## Where The Data Comes From [#where-the-data-comes-from]

Trendtracker ingests and indexes patent documents, then links them to concepts and entities used for trend analysis.

## Typical Questions [#typical-questions]

* Which topics are showing rising patent momentum?
* What are representative patent examples for this trend?
* Is activity broad-based or concentrated in a few clusters?

## Endpoint Pattern [#endpoint-pattern]

Patent endpoints are body-based and support nested filters.\
That means you can query by topics, dates, terms, and combinations without changing endpoint shape.