Top 10 Countries for International Patent Applications (1991-2020)

This video shows the top 10 countries with the highest number of international patent applications from 1991 to 2020. The ranking includes China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K., the U.S., and others.

International patent applications via the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Patent Cooperation (PCT) System help innovators to seek patent protection in multiple countries.

More intellectual property statistics: https://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/

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