List of countries by patents

This is a list of countries by patents, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2007[1] and 2010.[2]

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Top 20 countries in 2010

Patent applications by country (Last data: 2008)

Rank Country No. of Patent Applications
1  Japan 502,054
2  United States 400,769
3  China 203,481
4  South Korea 172,342
5  Germany 135,748
6  France 47,597
7  United Kingdom 42,296
8  Russia 29,176
9  Switzerland 26,640
10  Netherlands 25,927
11  Italy 21,911
12  Canada 21,330
13  Sweden 17,051
14  Australia 11,230
15  Finland 10,133
16  Israel 9,877
17  Spain 8,277
18  Denmark 7,719
19  Austria 7,711
20  Belgium 7,592

Patents granted by country (Last data: 2008)

Rank Country No. of Patents Granted
1  Japan 239,338
2  United States 146,871
3  South Korea 79,652
4  Germany 53,752
5  China 48,814
6  France 25,535
7  Russia 22,870
8  Italy 12,789
9  United Kingdom 12,162
10  Switzerland 11,291
11  Netherlands 11,103
12  Canada 8,188
13  Sweden 7,453
14  Finland 4,675
15  Australia 4,386
16  Spain 3,636
17  Belgium 2,948
18  Israel 2,665
19  Denmark 2,347
20  Austria 2,306

Patents in force (Last data: 2008, mixed)

Rank Country No. of Patents in Force
1  United States 1,872,872
2  Japan 1,270,367
3  China 828,054
4  South Korea 624,419
5  United Kingdom 599,062
6  Germany 509,879
7  France 438,926
8  Europe 268,384 (E.P.O.)
9  Hong Kong 227,918
10  Spain 166,079
11  Russia 147,067
12  Canada 121,889
13  Australia 107,708
14  Sweden 105,571
15  Belgium 87,189 (2003)
16  Ireland 78,761
17  Mexico 73,076
18  Monaco 50,392
19  Luxembourg 49,947
20  Finland 47,070

Top 10 countries in 2007

Top 10 countries of filing
Rank Country  % Change
1  Japan 0.9
2  United States 9.5
3  China 32.9
4  South Korea 14.8
5  Germany 1.7
6  Canada 1.5
7  Russia 6.8
8  Australia 3.3
9  United Kingdom -6.6
10  India 1.3
Resident filings
Rank Country  % Change
1  Japan -0.1
2  United States 9.7
3  South Korea 16.1
4  China 42.1
5  Germany -0.2
6  Russia 2.9
7  United Kingdom -7.0
8  France -1.7
9  Australia 1.1
10  India -8.0
Non-resident filings
Rank Country  % Change
1  United States 6.3
2  Japan 11.4
3  Germany 6.0
4  South Korea 27.3
5  France 8.1
6  Netherlands 12.7
7  United Kingdom 7.7
8  Switzerland 15.6
9  Canada 3.3
10  Italy 7.4
Resident filings per million population
Rank Country  % Change
1  Japan -0.3
2  South Korea 15.6
3  United States 8.6
4  Germany -0.1
5  Australia 0.0
6  New Zealand 14.7
7  Finland -9.3
8  Denmark -11.9
9  United Kingdom -7.5
10  Sweden -9.2
Resident filings per GDP
Rank Country  % Change
1  South Korea 11.7
2  Japan 1.7
3  Germany -1.1
4  New Zealand 13.9
5  United States 6.3
6  Russia -3.3
7  Australia -1.7
8  Finland -10.9
9  China 29.0
10  Denmark -14.3
Resident filings per R&D expenditure
Rank Country Million $1 R&D
1  South Korea 5.08
2  Japan 3.37
3  New Zealand 1.82
4  Russia 1.56
5  Ukraine 1.09
6  Australia 1.02
7  China 0.91
8  Germany 0.91
9  Poland 0.77
10  United States 0.72
Number of patents granted
Rank Country No. of Patents
1  United States 197,019
2  Japan 185,827
3  South Korea 63,865
4  Germany 48,700
5  France 22,413
6  China 21,519
7  Russia 19,948
8  United Kingdom 13,304
9  Switzerland 8,583
10  Netherlands 8,416
Patents in force
Rank Country No. of Patents
1  Japan 1,613,776
2  United States 1,214,556
3  South Korea 353,251
4  Germany 245,403
5  France 172,912
6  Russia 99,819
7  United Kingdom 79,855
8  China 59,087
9  Canada 55,977
10  Switzerland 52,754

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.cetraonline.it/file_doc/285/wipo_pub_931.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/

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