Abstract: The patent documents of Iridium complexes were retrieved and the data were analyzed to provide statistics of the domestic and international situation, provincial and municipal distribution, patent applicants and inventors, IPC classification and subject distribution of Iridium complexes patent applications. On this basis, the problems with conversion of Iridium complexes patent are analyzed and the strategies for converting Iridium complexes patent technology are put forward, which provides reference for the technological innovation of Iridium complexes patents and is of great significance for the future patent application and technological development of Iridium complexes