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Indicator : Published patent applications in USPTO (Patent)

Description : The indicator shows the number of patents applications published (but not yet granted) in USPTO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

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Published patent applications in USPTO (Patent)

		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020 [June]
	World	382,483	381,792 -0.181	374,731 -1.849	376,609 0.501	394,879 4.851	205,315 -48.006	
1	USA	181,069 1 47.34	185,523 1 48.59 2.46 26	182,429 1 48.68 -1.668 35	179,027 1 47.54 -1.865 51	185,253 1 46.91 3.478 47	93,730 1 45.65 -49.404 35	
2	Japan	63,536 2 16.61	59,768 2 15.65 -5.93 44	59,123 2 15.78 -1.079 34	60,089 2 15.96 1.634 42	63,552 2 16.09 5.763 40	31,356 2 15.27 -50.661 45	
3	South Korea	26,097 3 6.82	25,824 3 6.76 -1.046 36	23,306 3 6.22 -9.751 52	22,702 3 6.03 -2.592 54	23,593 4 5.97 3.925 46	14,307 3 6.97 -39.359 11	
4	China	14,065 6 3.68	16,808 5 4.4 19.502 15	18,569 4 4.96 10.477 21	20,626 4 5.48 11.078 29	24,488 3 6.2 18.724 23	13,624 4 6.64 -44.365 19	
5	Germany	20,075 4 5.25	18,845 4 4.94 -6.127 45	18,429 5 4.92 -2.207 38	19,194 5 5.1 4.151 38	19,490 5 4.94 1.542 49	10,048 5 4.89 -48.445 31	
6	Taiwan	15,983 5 4.18	14,052 6 3.68 -12.082 53	12,958 6 3.46 -7.785 50	12,375 6 3.29 -4.499 58	13,664 6 3.46 10.416 30	8,111 6 3.95 -40.64 13	
7	France	8,651 7 2.26	8,165 7 2.14 -5.618 43	7,845 7 2.09 -3.919 42	7,703 7 2.05 -1.81 50	7,344 7 1.86 -4.661 62	3,806 7 1.85 -48.175 29	
8	UK	6,463 9 1.69	6,718 8 1.76 3.946 25	6,577 8 1.76 -2.099 37	6,570 8 1.74 -0.106 46	7,064 8 1.79 7.519 35	3,632 8 1.77 -48.584 32	
9	Canada	6,610 8 1.73	6,682 9 1.75 1.089 31	6,259 9 1.67 -6.33 47	6,311 9 1.68 0.831 43	6,641 9 1.68 5.229 42	3,599 9 1.75 -45.806 22	
10	Switzerland	5,142 10 1.34	5,236 10 1.37 1.828 28	5,430 10 1.45 3.705 27	5,308 10 1.41 -2.247 52	5,255 10 1.33 -0.998 54	2,693 10 1.31 -48.754 34	
11	Netherlands	4,685 11 1.22	4,703 11 1.23 0.384 32	4,703 11 1.26 0	4,853 11 1.29 3.189 39	4,784 11 1.21 -1.422 56	2,639 11 1.29 -44.837 20	
12	Sweden	4,257 12 1.11	4,245 12 1.11 -0.282 33	3,670 12 0.98 -13.545 54	3,740 12 0.99 1.907 40	3,902 12 0.99 4.332 44	2,083 12 1.01 -46.617 23	
13	Italy	2,647 13 0.69	2,694 13 0.71 1.776 29	2,738 13 0.73 1.633 31	2,760 13 0.73 0.804 44	2,938 13 0.74 6.449 37	1,402 13 0.68 -52.28 50	
14	Australia	1,896 16 0.5	1,876 14 0.49 -1.055 37	1,913 14 0.51 1.972 30	1,897 14 0.5 -0.836 47	2,077 14 0.53 9.489 32	1,076 14 0.52 -48.195 30	
15	Singapore	1,937 15 0.51	1,742 17 0.46 -10.067 51	1,852 15 0.49 6.315 25	1,820 15 0.48 -1.728 49	1,874 15 0.47 2.967 48	1,059 15 0.52 -43.49 18	
16	Ireland	904 22 0.24	984 21 0.26 8.85 20	1,061 21 0.28 7.825 23	1,120 21 0.3 5.561 35	1,568 17 0.4 40 16	916 16 0.45 -41.582 15	
17	Denmark	1,550 18 0.41	1,528 18 0.4 -1.419 38	1,528 17 0.41 0	1,452 19 0.39 -4.974 59	1,679 16 0.43 15.634 25	846 17 0.41 -49.613 36	
18	Finland	2,239 14 0.59	1,873 15 0.49 -16.347 61	1,549 16 0.41 -17.298 59	1,485 16 0.39 -4.132 57	1,547 19 0.39 4.175 45	804 18 0.39 -48.028 27	
19	Belgium	1,331 20 0.35	1,349 20 0.35 1.352 30	1,385 19 0.37 2.669 29	1,455 18 0.39 5.054 37	1,548 18 0.39 6.392 38	765 19 0.37 -50.581 43	
20	India	1,712 17 0.45	1,744 16 0.46 1.869 27	1,474 18 0.39 -15.482 57	1,473 17 0.39 -0.068 45	1,488 20 0.38 1.018 51	722 20 0.35 -51.478 48	
21	Austria	1,423 19 0.37	1,411 19 0.37 -0.843 35	1,311 20 0.35 -7.087 49	1,300 20 0.35 -0.839 48	1,393 21 0.35 7.154 36	657 21 0.32 -52.836 52	
22	Saudi Arabia	567 25 0.15	646 24 0.17 13.933 16	809 23 0.22 25.232 14	870 23 0.23 7.54 33	1,219 22 0.31 40.115 15	530 22 0.26 -56.522 61	
23	Spain	1,056 21 0.28	909 22 0.24 -13.92 56	906 22 0.24 -0.33 33	921 22 0.24 1.656 41	922 23 0.23 0.109 53	479 23 0.23 -48.048 28	
24	Norway	780 23 0.2	698 23 0.18 -10.513 52	665 24 0.18 -4.728 43	647 24 0.17 -2.707 55	740 24 0.19 14.374 26	380 24 0.19 -48.649 33	
25	Luxembourg	578 24 0.15	490 25 0.13 -15.225 58	568 25 0.15 15.918 18	517 25 0.14 -8.979 61	561 25 0.14 8.511 33	220 25 0.11 -60.784 72	
26	New Zealand	406 27 0.11	386 26 0.1 -4.926 39	408 26 0.11 5.699 26	356 26 0.09 -12.745 64	341 27 0.09 -4.213 61	205 26 0.1 -39.883 12	
27	Russia	469 26 0.12	375 27 0.1 -20.043 65	355 28 0.09 -5.333 46	327 28 0.09 -7.887 60	379 26 0.1 15.902 24	172 27 0.08 -54.617 55	
28	Brazil	379 28 0.1	358 28 0.09 -5.541 42	362 27 0.1 1.117 32	353 27 0.09 -2.486 53	340 28 0.09 -3.683 59	158 28 0.08 -53.529 53	
29	Turkey	211 31 0.06	194 31 0.05 -8.057 49	216 29 0.06 11.34 20	247 29 0.07 14.352 25	226 30 0.06 -8.502 64	134 29 0.07 -40.708 14	
30	Liechtenstein	190 33 0.05	189 32 0.05 -0.526 34	207 30 0.06 9.524 22	219 31 0.06 5.797 34	248 29 0.06 13.242 27	123 30 0.06 -50.403 42	
31	Poland	231 30 0.06	243 29 0.06 5.195 23	188 32 0.05 -22.634 63	222 30 0.06 18.085 21	223 31 0.06 0.45 52	107 31 0.05 -52.018 49	
32	Mexico	268 29 0.07	200 30 0.05 -25.373 68	207 30 0.06 3.5 28	184 32 0.05 -11.111 63	198 33 0.05 7.609 34	105 32 0.05 -46.97 24	
33	Czech Republic	133 35 0.03	144 35 0.04 8.271 21	162 34 0.04 12.5 19	182 33 0.05 12.346 28	217 32 0.05 19.231 22	85 33 0.04 -60.829 73	
34	Thailand	61 44 0.02	81 42 0.02 32.787 11	97 39 0.03 19.753 16	122 37 0.03 25.773 18	179 34 0.05 46.721 14	80 34 0.04 -55.307 58	
35	Portugal	93 38 0.02	124 37 0.03 33.333 9	106 38 0.03 -14.516 56	131 36 0.03 23.585 19	138 36 0.03 5.344 41	78 35 0.04 -43.478 17	
36	Malaysia	208 32 0.05	174 33 0.05 -16.346 60	137 35 0.04 -21.264 61	118 39 0.03 -13.869 65	130 37 0.03 10.169 31	64 36 0.03 -50.769 46	
37	UAE	96 36 0.03	130 36 0.03 35.417 8	126 36 0.03 -3.077 40	121 38 0.03 -3.968 56	113 38 0.03 -6.612 63	64 36 0.03 -43.363 16	
38	South Africa	182 34 0.05	172 34 0.05 -5.495 41	168 33 0.04 -2.326 39	168 34 0.04 0	143 35 0.04 -14.881 68	53 38 0.03 -62.937 76	
39	Hungary	92 39 0.02	103 38 0.03 11.957 18	87 42 0.02 -15.534 58	79 42 0.02 -9.195 62	89 42 0.02 12.658 28	47 39 0.02 -47.191 26	
40	Greece	94 37 0.02	98 39 0.03 4.255 24	96 40 0.03 -2.041 36	104 40 0.03 8.333 32	109 40 0.03 4.808 43	44 40 0.02 -59.633 68	
41	Argentina	63 43 0.02	69 45 0.02 9.524 19	60 45 0.02 -13.043 53	78 43 0.02 30 15	60 45 0.02 -23.077 71	41 41 0.02 -31.667 7	
42	Iran	44 47 0.01	88 41 0.02 100 2	114 37 0.03 29.545 13	156 35 0.04 36.842 13	113 38 0.03 -27.564 72	40 42 0.02 -64.602 79	
43	Chile	73 42 0.02	77 43 0.02 5.479 22	73 43 0.02 -5.195 44	93 41 0.02 27.397 17	94 41 0.02 1.075 50	38 43 0.02 -59.574 67	
44	Cyprus	75 41 0.02	97 40 0.03 29.333 12	94 41 0.03 -3.093 41	69 45 0.02 -26.596 68	77 43 0.02 11.594 29	38 43 0.02 -50.649 44	
45	Slovenia	33 51 0.01	60 46 0.02 81.818 3	39 48 0.01 -35 70	50 47 0.01 28.205 16	49 48 0.01 -2 58	30 45 0.01 -38.776 10	
46	Iceland	88 40 0.02	76 44 0.02 -13.636 55	65 44 0.02 -14.474 55	72 44 0.02 10.769 30	71 44 0.02 -1.389 55	30 45 0.01 -57.746 63	
47	Colombia	58 45 0.02	55 47 0.01 -5.172 40	36 49 0.01 -34.545 68	48 48 0.01 33.333 14	51 46 0.01 6.25 39	23 47 0.01 -54.902 56	
48	Estonia	30 53 0.01	34 50 0.01 13.333 17	31 50 0.01 -8.824 51	35 49 0.01 12.903 27	45 50 0.01 28.571 20	22 48 0.01 -51.111 47	
49	Vietnam	12 66 0	11 66 0 -8.333 50	11 66 0 0	20 57 0.01 81.818 7	26 53 0.01 30 19	22 48 0.01 -15.385 4	
50	Ukraine	42 49 0.01	34 50 0.01 -19.048 64	45 46 0.01 32.353 12	52 46 0.01 15.556 23	51 46 0.01 -1.923 57	21 50 0.01 -58.824 66	
51	Qatar	39 50 0.01	34 50 0.01 -12.821 54	40 47 0.01 17.647 17	30 51 0.01 -25 67	48 49 0.01 60 11	20 51 0.01 -58.333 65	
52	Slovakia	28 57 0.01	28 53 0.01 0	19 56 0.01 -32.143 66	19 58 0.01 0	26 53 0.01 36.842 17	20 51 0.01 -23.077 5	
53	Philippines	43 48 0.01	37 49 0.01 -13.953 57	28 52 0.01 -24.324 64	28 53 0.01 0	38 51 0.01 35.714 18	16 53 0.01 -57.895 64	
54	Egypt	30 53 0.01	23 54 0.01 -23.333 67	15 62 0 -34.783 69	18 60 0 20 20	15 63 0 -16.667 69	14 54 0.01 -6.667 3	
55	Lithuania	29 55 0.01	19 56 0 -34.483 70	26 53 0.01 36.842 11	30 51 0.01 15.385 24	26 53 0.01 -13.333 67	11 55 0.01 -57.692 62	
56	Romania	31 52 0.01	19 56 0 -38.71 71	18 58 0 -5.263 45	10 65 0 -44.444 72	20 57 0.01 100 4	11 55 0.01 -45 21	
57	Croatia	14 63 0	13 61 0 -7.143 47	14 63 0 7.692 24	10 65 0 -28.571 69	15 63 0 50 12	10 57 0 -33.333 8	
58	Bulgaria	49 46 0.01	41 48 0.01 -16.327 59	22 55 0.01 -46.341 73	33 50 0.01 50 9	27 52 0.01 -18.182 70	10 57 0 -62.963 77	
59	Pakistan	29 55 0.01	13 61 0 -55.172 77	31 50 0.01 138.462 3	9 68 0 -70.968 75	19 59 0 111.111 3	9 59 0 -52.632 51	
60	Lebanon	13 64 0	10 68 0 -23.077 66	18 58 0 80 8	19 58 0.01 5.556 36	17 60 0 -10.526 65	9 59 0 -47.059 25	
61	Serbia	12 66 0	4 77 0 -66.667 79	16 61 0 300 1	10 65 0 -37.5 70	20 57 0.01 100 4	9 59 0 -55 57	
62	Kuwait	23 58 0.01	23 54 0.01 0	23 54 0.01 0	25 54 0.01 8.696 31	24 56 0.01 -4 60	8 62 0 -66.667 80	
63	Morocco	4 81 0	5 73 0 25 13	4 73 0 -20 60	6 70 0 50 9	12 67 0 100 4	6 63 0 -50 37	
64	Costa rica	23 58 0.01	14 60 0 -39.13 72	4 73 0 -71.429 78	6 70 0 50 9	16 61 0 166.667 2	6 63 0 -62.5 74	
65	Kazakhstan	6 73 0	8 72 0 33.333 9	5 71 0 -37.5 71	4 79 0 -20 66	13 66 0 225 1	6 63 0 -53.846 54	
66	Panama	22 60 0.01	15 58 0 -31.818 69	14 63 0 -6.667 48	16 61 0 14.286 26	10 70 0 -37.5 75	5 66 0 -50 37	
67	Peru	8 70 0	13 61 0 62.5 4	6 70 0 -53.846 74	15 62 0 150 3	7 74 0 -53.333 78	5 66 0 -28.571 6	
68	Jamaica	6 73 0	5 73 0 -16.667 62	8 68 0 60 9	5 74 0 -37.5 70	3 81 0 -40 76	5 66 0 66.667 2	
69	Uruguay	6 73 0	9 70 0 50 5	13 65 0 44.444 10	21 55 0.01 61.538 8	15 63 0 -28.571 73	4 69 0 -73.333 83	
70	Uzbekistan	2 83 0	3 78 0 50 5	3 78 0 0	3 80 0 0	0	4 69 0	
71	Latvia	8 70 0	11 66 0 37.5 7	4 73 0 -63.636 76	11 64 0 175 2	11 68 0 0	4 69 0 -63.636 78	
72	Indonesia	19 61 0	9 70 0 -52.632 76	7 69 0 -22.222 62	13 63 0 85.714 6	9 71 0 -30.769 74	4 69 0 -55.556 59	
73	Angola			2 80 0	5 74 0 150 3	9 71 0 80 9	4 69 0 -55.556 59	
74	Belarus	10 69 0	12 64 0 20 14	9 67 0 -25 65	9 68 0 0	8 73 0 -11.111 66	3 74 0 -62.5 74	
75	Azerbaijan	1 88 0	1 85 0 0	2 80 0 100 4	2 83 0 0	3 81 0 50 12	3 74 0 0	
76	Venezuela	0	10 68 0	19 56 0.01 90 7	3 80 0 -84.211 77	3 81 0 0	2 76 0 -33.333 8	
77	Bahrain	5 78 0	5 73 0 0	3 78 0 -40 72	3 80 0 0	5 77 0 66.667 10	2 76 0 -60 69	
78	Nigeria	6 73 0	3 78 0 -50 73	0	5 74 0	5 77 0 0	2 76 0 -60 69	
79	Georgia	6 73 0	5 73 0 -16.667 62	2 80 0 -60 75	5 74 0 150 3	5 77 0 0	2 76 0 -60 69	
80	Cuba	13 64 0	12 64 0 -7.692 48	4 73 0 -66.667 77	6 70 0 50 9	6 75 0 0	2 76 0 -66.667 80	
81	Tunisia	11 68 0	2 81 0 -81.818 82	5 71 0 150 2	5 74 0 0	6 75 0 20 21	2 76 0 -66.667 80	
82	Bosnia	2 83 0	1 85 0 -50 73	0	0	1 87 0	2 76 0 100 1	
83	North Korea	4 81 0	1 85 0 -75 80	1 86 0 0	0	4 80 0	1 83 0 -75 84	
84	Oman	1 88 0	3 78 0 200 1	2 80 0 -33.333 67	6 70 0 200 1	2 84 0 -66.667 79	1 83 0 -50 37	
85	Bangladesh	5 78 0	2 81 0 -60 78	4 73 0 100 4	1 84 0 -75 76	2 84 0 100 4	1 83 0 -50 37	
86	Armenia	8 70 0	2 81 0 -75 80	2 80 0 0	1 84 0 -50 73	2 84 0 100 4	1 83 0 -50 37	
87	Iraq	5 78 0	0	1 86 0	0	1 87 0	1 83 0 0	
88	Syria	2 83 0	1 85 0 -50 73	2 80 0 100 4	1 84 0 -50 73	0	1 83 0	
89	Jordan	16 62 0	15 58 0 -6.25 46	18 58 0 20 15	21 55 0.01 16.667 22	11 68 0 -47.619 77	1 83 0 -90.909 85	
90	Yemen	1 88 0	0	0	1 84 0	0	0	
91	Algeria	2 83 0	2 81 0 0	0	1 84 0	0	0	
92	Paraguay	2 83 0	0	0	0	16 61 0	0	
93	Afghanistan	1 88 0	0	0	0	0	0	
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