The Virtual Patent (VP-WPI) Test Collection

The VP-WPI Test Collection is a novel dataset that implements the Virtual Patent (VP) concept. A Virtual Patent is a synthesized document that represents a single patent, created by merging the most up-to-date information from its various publication stages (e.g., kind codes A1, A2, B1, B2). 

Specifically, VP-WPI is as a specialized vertical of the WPI+ resource, which offers a unified, non-redundant view of patents by aggregating all relevant documents from the WPI test collection at the kind-code level to create unified VP documents. 

This collection serves as an abstraction layer over WPI, designed to:

• Simplify analysis by reducing document redundancy.
• Enhance data consistency by providing a single source of truth.
• Preserve traceability with links back to all original source documents.

Further Information

For full technical details, including collection statistics, data specifications, and the creation process, please refer to:

• WPI+ Resource - Documentation & Source Code: WPI+ GitHub Repository

Resources: 

• VP-WPI Test Collection on TU-Wien (this page): VP-WPI Collection.
• WPI Test Collection on Zenodo: WPI Test Collection.
• Comprehensive Thesis (in Greek): Papadopoulos, C., MSc Thesis, International Hellenic University. https://repository.ihu.gr/handle/11544/47881.