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<p>The patentr R package allows easy access to USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) bulk patent data in tidy, rectangular format. By downloading, converting, and storing patent data directly from the USPTO website, patentr minimizes the work needed to acquire usable data, allowing users to focus on analyzing the data.</p>
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