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Indicator : Total patents in EPO (Patent)

Description : The indicator shows the number of total granted patents in EPO. 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.

Source : Orbit.com

 TABLE  CHART

 LINE  BAR

 Regular  Growth

 Data  Rank  Share

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Total patents in EPO (Patent)

		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023 [Sep]
	World	69,528	97,360 40.03	107,162 10.068	129,047 20.422	139,386 8.012	135,184 -3.015	110,090 -18.563	83,661 -24.007	76,715 -8.303	
1	USA	15,428 1 22.19	22,568 1 23.18 46.279 22	25,620 1 23.91 13.524 29	31,755 1 24.61 23.946 27	35,174 1 25.23 10.767 26	34,737 1 25.7 -1.242 37	27,932 1 25.37 -19.59 37	20,492 1 24.49 -26.636 38	18,319 1 23.88 -10.604 40	
2	Germany	14,737 2 21.2	19,505 2 20.03 32.354 36	19,648 2 18.33 0.733 45	21,605 3 16.74 9.96 48	22,137 3 15.88 2.462 44	20,826 2 15.41 -5.922 48	17,133 2 15.56 -17.733 33	13,260 2 15.85 -22.605 28	11,748 2 15.31 -11.403 43	
3	Japan	10,776 3 15.5	15,675 3 16.1 45.462 24	17,972 3 16.77 14.654 28	21,634 2 16.76 20.376 30	22,694 2 16.28 4.9 40	20,447 3 15.13 -9.901 52	15,548 3 14.12 -23.96 46	11,166 3 13.35 -28.184 39	9,858 3 12.85 -11.714 44	
4	China	1,463 11 2.1	2,598 11 2.67 77.58 11	3,335 8 3.11 28.368 18	4,966 6 3.85 48.906 14	6,336 6 4.55 27.588 13	7,021 6 5.19 10.811 23	6,970 5 6.33 -0.726 16	5,969 4 7.13 -14.362 15	6,388 4 8.33 7.02 21	
5	France	5,614 4 8.07	7,265 4 7.46 29.409 41	7,572 4 7.07 4.226 43	8,884 4 6.88 17.327 35	9,059 4 6.5 1.97 45	8,624 4 6.38 -4.802 45	6,976 4 6.34 -19.109 36	5,621 5 6.72 -19.424 22	4,991 5 6.51 -11.208 42	
6	South Korea	2,013 9 2.9	3,252 7 3.34 61.55 14	4,482 5 4.18 37.823 15	6,306 5 4.89 40.696 16	7,381 5 5.3 17.047 19	7,098 5 5.25 -3.834 42	5,892 6 5.35 -16.991 30	4,438 6 5.3 -24.678 34	4,018 6 5.24 -9.464 35	
7	Switzerland	3,403 5 4.89	4,373 5 4.49 28.504 43	4,298 6 4.01 -1.715 46	4,768 7 3.69 10.935 45	5,106 7 3.66 7.089 36	5,207 7 3.85 1.978 33	4,168 7 3.79 -19.954 40	3,173 7 3.79 -23.872 32	3,150 7 4.11 -0.725 26	
8	UK	2,259 7 3.25	3,166 8 3.25 40.151 27	3,304 9 3.08 4.359 42	4,069 9 3.15 23.154 29	4,396 9 3.15 8.036 32	4,189 8 3.1 -4.709 44	3,459 8 3.14 -17.427 31	2,603 9 3.11 -24.747 35	2,444 8 3.19 -6.108 31	
9	Italy	2,572 6 3.7	3,330 6 3.42 29.471 40	3,237 10 3.02 -2.793 47	3,554 11 2.75 9.793 49	3,831 11 2.75 7.794 34	3,946 10 2.92 3.002 31	3,257 9 2.96 -17.461 32	2,736 8 3.27 -15.996 17	2,432 9 3.17 -11.111 41	
10	Netherlands	2,247 8 3.23	3,095 9 3.18 37.739 28	3,481 7 3.25 12.472 32	4,076 8 3.16 17.093 36	4,621 8 3.32 13.371 22	4,092 9 3.03 -11.448 53	3,094 10 2.81 -24.389 47	2,409 10 2.88 -22.14 25	2,093 10 2.73 -13.117 45	
11	Sweden	1,985 10 2.85	2,720 10 2.79 37.028 31	2,968 11 2.77 9.118 35	3,572 10 2.77 20.35 31	3,897 10 2.8 9.099 30	3,613 11 2.67 -7.288 51	2,945 11 2.68 -18.489 34	2,258 11 2.7 -23.328 29	2,086 11 2.72 -7.617 32	
12	Austria	1,087 12 1.56	1,428 12 1.47 31.371 37	1,544 12 1.44 8.123 37	1,730 12 1.34 12.047 43	1,736 13 1.25 0.347 48	1,818 12 1.34 4.724 26	1,374 12 1.25 -24.422 48	1,213 12 1.45 -11.718 14	1,198 12 1.56 -1.237 28	
13	Denmark	744 16 1.07	1,090 15 1.12 46.505 21	1,127 16 1.05 3.394 44	1,190 16 0.92 5.59 53	1,339 16 0.96 12.521 24	1,334 16 0.99 -0.373 35	1,172 15 1.06 -12.144 23	820 15 0.98 -30.034 43	923 13 1.2 12.561 15	
14	Belgium	914 13 1.31	1,164 13 1.2 27.352 45	1,266 13 1.18 8.763 36	1,455 15 1.13 14.929 39	1,468 15 1.05 0.893 47	1,444 15 1.07 -1.635 38	1,229 14 1.12 -14.889 26	991 13 1.18 -19.365 21	891 14 1.16 -10.091 37	
15	Finland	760 15 1.09	1,109 14 1.14 45.921 23	1,252 15 1.17 12.894 31	1,579 14 1.22 26.118 25	1,640 14 1.18 3.863 42	1,577 13 1.17 -3.841 43	1,240 13 1.13 -21.37 44	879 14 1.05 -29.113 41	855 15 1.11 -2.73 29	
16	Canada	791 14 1.14	1,038 16 1.07 31.226 38	1,264 14 1.18 21.773 22	1,641 13 1.27 29.826 24	1,745 12 1.25 6.338 37	1,474 14 1.09 -15.53 56	1,168 16 1.06 -20.76 42	758 16 0.91 -35.103 49	756 16 0.99 -0.264 25	
17	Spain	565 17 0.81	806 17 0.83 42.655 25	847 17 0.79 5.087 41	1,005 17 0.78 18.654 33	974 18 0.7 -3.085 51	949 18 0.7 -2.567 40	833 18 0.76 -12.223 24	617 18 0.74 -25.93 36	691 17 0.9 11.994 16	
18	Taiwan	445 18 0.64	664 18 0.68 49.213 20	708 18 0.66 6.627 39	990 18 0.77 39.831 17	1,031 17 0.74 4.141 41	1,155 17 0.85 12.027 22	977 17 0.89 -15.411 27	671 17 0.8 -31.32 44	600 18 0.78 -10.581 39	
19	Ireland	279 20 0.4	364 20 0.37 30.466 39	444 20 0.41 21.978 21	505 20 0.39 13.739 41	554 20 0.4 9.703 29	578 20 0.43 4.332 29	530 19 0.48 -8.304 20	405 19 0.48 -23.585 31	438 19 0.57 8.148 18	
20	Australia	339 19 0.49	462 19 0.47 36.283 32	493 19 0.46 6.71 38	555 19 0.43 12.576 42	638 19 0.46 14.955 20	595 19 0.44 -6.74 50	475 20 0.43 -20.168 41	341 20 0.41 -28.211 40	337 20 0.44 -1.173 27	
21	Norway	264 21 0.38	337 21 0.35 27.652 44	376 22 0.35 11.573 33	431 22 0.33 14.628 40	454 21 0.33 5.336 39	475 21 0.35 4.626 27	423 21 0.38 -10.947 22	324 21 0.39 -23.404 30	299 21 0.39 -7.716 33	
22	Turkey	220 23 0.32	271 23 0.28 23.182 49	306 23 0.29 12.915 30	294 25 0.23 -3.922 56	374 25 0.27 27.211 14	381 25 0.28 1.872 34	259 25 0.24 -32.021 53	237 23 0.28 -8.494 12	285 22 0.37 20.253 13	
23	Singapore	121 26 0.17	191 25 0.2 57.851 15	277 24 0.26 45.026 12	403 23 0.31 45.487 15	446 22 0.32 10.67 27	441 22 0.33 -1.121 36	329 23 0.3 -25.397 51	255 22 0.3 -22.492 27	256 23 0.33 0.392 24	
24	India	189 24 0.27	253 24 0.26 33.862 35	267 25 0.25 5.534 40	370 24 0.29 38.577 19	403 24 0.29 8.919 31	412 23 0.3 2.233 32	335 22 0.3 -18.689 35	230 24 0.27 -31.343 45	223 24 0.29 -3.043 30	
25	Poland	156 25 0.22	186 26 0.19 19.231 51	222 26 0.21 19.355 25	236 26 0.18 6.306 52	242 26 0.17 2.542 43	283 26 0.21 16.942 18	242 26 0.22 -14.488 25	201 26 0.24 -16.942 19	205 25 0.27 1.99 23	
26	Luxembourg	222 22 0.32	299 22 0.31 34.685 33	431 21 0.4 44.147 13	480 21 0.37 11.369 44	409 23 0.29 -14.792 53	386 24 0.29 -5.623 46	310 24 0.28 -19.689 39	219 25 0.26 -29.355 42	168 26 0.22 -23.288 47	
27	Liechtenstein	104 27 0.15	143 27 0.15 37.5 30	170 27 0.16 18.881 26	204 27 0.16 20 32	234 27 0.17 14.706 21	205 27 0.15 -12.393 54	204 27 0.19 -0.488 15	173 27 0.21 -15.196 16	158 27 0.21 -8.671 34	
28	Czech Republic	78 29 0.11	98 30 0.1 25.641 46	135 29 0.13 37.755 16	130 31 0.1 -3.704 55	175 29 0.13 34.615 12	165 30 0.12 -5.714 47	149 29 0.14 -9.697 21	95 29 0.11 -36.242 50	117 28 0.15 23.158 10	
29	Portugal	48 35 0.07	59 36 0.06 22.917 50	73 34 0.07 23.729 20	96 33 0.07 31.507 22	115 33 0.08 19.792 18	123 32 0.09 6.957 24	121 31 0.11 -1.626 17	74 31 0.09 -38.843 54	114 29 0.15 54.054 8	
30	New Zealand	53 33 0.08	73 34 0.07 37.736 29	127 31 0.12 73.973 8	128 32 0.1 0.787 54	138 31 0.1 7.813 33	172 29 0.13 24.638 12	136 30 0.12 -20.93 43	84 30 0.1 -38.235 52	102 30 0.13 21.429 12	
31	Saudi Arabia	51 34 0.07	90 31 0.09 76.471 12	129 30 0.12 43.333 14	170 28 0.13 31.783 21	192 28 0.14 12.941 23	188 28 0.14 -2.083 39	193 28 0.18 2.66 14	159 28 0.19 -17.617 20	94 31 0.12 -40.881 52	
32	Russia	85 28 0.12	114 29 0.12 34.118 34	138 28 0.13 21.053 23	163 29 0.13 18.116 34	135 32 0.1 -17.178 54	141 31 0.1 4.444 28	110 32 0.1 -21.986 45	69 32 0.08 -37.273 51	73 32 0.1 5.797 22	
33	Brazil	78 29 0.11	141 28 0.14 80.769 9	116 32 0.11 -17.73 52	143 30 0.11 23.276 28	154 30 0.11 7.692 35	123 32 0.09 -20.13 59	82 33 0.07 -33.333 54	65 33 0.08 -20.732 24	70 33 0.09 7.692 19	
34	Hungary	41 37 0.06	63 35 0.06 53.659 16	60 36 0.06 -4.762 48	70 36 0.05 16.667 37	78 35 0.06 11.429 25	81 37 0.06 3.846 30	54 36 0.05 -33.333 54	57 35 0.07 5.556 10	45 34 0.06 -21.053 46	
35	Slovenia	66 31 0.09	85 32 0.09 28.788 42	98 33 0.09 15.294 27	79 34 0.06 -19.388 58	80 34 0.06 1.266 46	96 34 0.07 20 16	80 34 0.07 -16.667 29	49 36 0.06 -38.75 53	44 35 0.06 -10.204 38	
36	Greece	23 40 0.03	41 37 0.04 78.261 10	37 38 0.03 -9.756 50	51 39 0.04 37.838 20	56 38 0.04 9.804 28	92 35 0.07 64.286 6	69 35 0.06 -25 50	61 34 0.07 -11.594 13	44 35 0.06 -27.869 50	
37	South Africa	64 32 0.09	79 33 0.08 23.438 48	56 37 0.05 -29.114 55	78 35 0.06 39.286 18	76 36 0.05 -2.564 49	86 36 0.06 13.158 21	53 37 0.05 -38.372 56	39 37 0.05 -26.415 37	42 37 0.05 7.692 19	
38	Mexico	45 36 0.06	35 39 0.04 -22.222 56	63 35 0.06 80 7	69 37 0.05 9.524 50	63 37 0.05 -8.696 52	61 38 0.05 -3.175 41	49 38 0.04 -19.672 38	26 39 0.03 -46.939 56	31 38 0.04 19.231 14	
39	Iceland	28 38 0.04	27 40 0.03 -3.571 54	22 42 0.02 -18.519 53	53 38 0.04 140.909 8	32 42 0.02 -39.623 60	30 43 0.02 -6.25 49	40 39 0.04 33.333 11	16 47 0.02 -60 59	25 39 0.03 56.25 7	
40	Slovakia	12 44 0.02	15 46 0.02 25 47	18 47 0.02 20 24	28 42 0.02 55.556 10	34 41 0.02 21.429 16	18 49 0.01 -47.059 66	36 41 0.03 100 5	18 44 0.02 -50 57	23 40 0.03 27.778 9	
41	Bulgaria	8 48 0.01	12 49 0.01 50 17	23 40 0.02 91.667 6	17 47 0.01 -26.087 62	18 47 0.01 5.882 38	19 48 0.01 5.556 25	23 45 0.02 21.053 12	22 42 0.03 -4.348 11	22 41 0.03 0	
42	Thailand	7 51 0.01	7 54 0.01 0	7 55 0.01 0	20 46 0.02 185.714 6	43 39 0.03 115 8	49 39 0.04 13.953 20	37 40 0.03 -24.49 49	28 38 0.03 -24.324 33	21 42 0.03 -25 48	
43	Cyprus	17 41 0.02	36 38 0.04 111.765 6	21 44 0.02 -41.667 60	32 41 0.02 52.381 11	26 44 0.02 -18.75 55	32 42 0.02 23.077 15	27 43 0.02 -15.625 28	21 43 0.03 -22.222 26	19 43 0.02 -9.524 36	
44	Chile	16 42 0.02	18 44 0.02 12.5 52	20 45 0.02 11.111 34	22 44 0.02 10 47	17 48 0.01 -22.727 56	21 45 0.02 23.529 13	25 44 0.02 19.048 13	17 46 0.02 -32 47	17 44 0.02 0	
45	Romania	10 46 0.01	20 42 0.02 100 7	14 48 0.01 -30 56	11 51 0.01 -21.429 59	16 49 0.01 45.455 11	24 44 0.02 50 7	12 50 0.01 -50 60	16 47 0.02 33.333 6	16 45 0.02 0	
46	Estonia	10 46 0.01	11 51 0.01 10 53	19 46 0.02 72.727 9	21 45 0.02 10.526 46	16 49 0.01 -23.81 57	21 45 0.02 31.25 11	12 50 0.01 -42.857 59	13 50 0.02 8.333 9	16 45 0.02 23.077 11	
47	Lithuania	12 44 0.02	17 45 0.02 41.667 26	22 42 0.02 29.412 17	15 49 0.01 -31.818 63	25 45 0.02 66.667 10	21 45 0.02 -16 57	20 46 0.02 -4.762 18	23 41 0.03 15 8	14 47 0.02 -39.13 51	
48	UAE	5 53 0.01	14 48 0.01 180 1	23 40 0.02 64.286 10	25 43 0.02 8.696 51	30 43 0.02 20 17	37 40 0.03 23.333 14	35 42 0.03 -5.405 19	24 40 0.03 -31.429 46	14 47 0.02 -41.667 53	
49	Ukraine	4 54 0.01	10 52 0.01 150 2	6 56 0.01 -40 57	11 51 0.01 83.333 9	6 54 0 -45.455 64	7 54 0.01 16.667 19	7 54 0.01 0	7 54 0.01 0	14 47 0.02 100 2	
50	Malaysia	26 39 0.04	25 41 0.03 -3.846 55	31 39 0.03 24 19	39 40 0.03 25.806 26	38 40 0.03 -2.564 49	33 41 0.02 -13.158 55	20 46 0.02 -39.394 57	11 51 0.01 -45 55	12 50 0.02 9.091 17	
51	Argentina	15 43 0.02	15 46 0.02 0	13 50 0.01 -13.333 51	17 47 0.01 30.769 23	21 46 0.02 23.529 15	15 50 0.01 -28.571 62	15 49 0.01 0	18 44 0.02 20 7	8 51 0.01 -55.556 57	
52	Croatia	6 52 0.01	6 56 0.01 0	6 56 0.01 0	6 57 0 0	14 51 0.01 133.333 6	11 51 0.01 -21.429 60	8 53 0.01 -27.273 52	14 49 0.02 75 5	6 52 0.01 -57.143 58	
53	Morocco	1 68 0	0	1 68 0	1 71 0 0	2 68 0 100 9	4 59 0 100 2	2 62 0 -50 60	2 57 0 0	6 52 0.01 200 1	
54	Latvia	8 48 0.01	19 43 0.02 137.5 4	14 48 0.01 -26.316 54	12 50 0.01 -14.286 57	6 54 0 -50 65	5 57 0 -16.667 58	19 48 0.02 280 2	9 53 0.01 -52.632 58	5 54 0.01 -44.444 54	
55	Colombia	4 54 0.01	8 53 0.01 100 7	8 53 0.01 0	6 57 0 -25 61	13 52 0.01 116.667 7	8 52 0.01 -38.462 65	12 50 0.01 50 10	10 52 0.01 -16.667 18	4 55 0.01 -60 59	
56	Serbia	0	1 67 0	0	8 53 0.01	5 56 0 -37.5 59	6 55 0 20 16	1 64 0 -83.333 66	4 55 0 300 1	4 55 0.01 0	
57	Costa rica	0	1 67 0	0	1 71 0	3 60 0 200 3	2 66 0 -33.333 63	1 64 0 -50 60	2 57 0 100 2	4 55 0.01 100 2	
58	Cuba	8 48 0.01	12 49 0.01 50 17	11 51 0.01 -8.333 49	7 54 0.01 -36.364 65	4 57 0 -42.857 62	1 71 0 -75 71	7 54 0.01 600 1	0	3 58 0	
59	Uruguay	4 54 0.01	2 63 0 -50 57	6 56 0.01 200 1	7 54 0.01 16.667 37	4 57 0 -42.857 62	3 62 0 -25 61	5 58 0 66.667 9	4 55 0 -20 23	3 58 0 -25 48	
60	Tunisia	4 54 0.01	1 67 0 -75 59	3 59 0 200 1	3 66 0 0	3 60 0 0	1 71 0 -66.667 68	3 60 0 200 3	1 66 0 -66.667 60	2 60 0 100 2	
61	Pakistan	0	0	2 62 0	0	0	3 62 0	0	0	2 60 0	
62	Belarus	0	2 63 0	2 62 0 0	3 66 0 50 12	2 68 0 -33.333 58	8 52 0.01 300 1	0	2 57 0	2 60 0 0	
63	Panama	3 61 0	1 67 0 -66.667 58	2 62 0 100 3	3 66 0 50 12	3 60 0 0	1 71 0 -66.667 68	1 64 0 0	2 57 0 100 2	2 60 0 0	
64	Kuwait	3 61 0	7 54 0.01 133.333 5	1 68 0 -85.714 64	4 61 0 300 2	1 73 0 -75 69	2 66 0 100 2	4 59 0 100 5	1 66 0 -75 62	2 60 0 100 2	
65	Bahrain	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	1 71 0 0	0	2 66 0	1 64 0 -50 60	1 66 0 0	2 60 0 100 2	
66	Philippines	4 54 0.01	6 56 0.01 50 17	9 52 0.01 50 11	7 54 0.01 -22.222 60	3 60 0 -57.143 67	4 59 0 33.333 9	7 54 0.01 75 8	0	1 66 0	
67	Kazakhstan	4 54 0.01	4 60 0 0	8 53 0.01 100 3	1 71 0 -87.5 69	4 57 0 300 1	1 71 0 -75 71	1 64 0 0	0	1 66 0	
68	Uzbekistan	0	1 67 0	0	0	2 68 0	0	1 64 0	1 66 0 0	1 66 0 0	
69	Jordan	0	0	0	4 61 0	0	1 71 0	2 62 0 100 5	0	1 66 0	
70	Vietnam	4 54 0.01	4 60 0 0	2 62 0 -50 61	5 59 0 150 7	2 68 0 -60 68	3 62 0 50 7	1 64 0 -66.667 65	0	1 66 0	
71	Oman	0	0	1 68 0	0	1 73 0	2 66 0 100 2	0	0	1 66 0	
72	North Korea	1 68 0	0	1 68 0	0	1 73 0	0	1 64 0	0	1 66 0	
73	Georgia	0	0	0	0	1 73 0	0	1 64 0	0	1 66 0	
74	Iran	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	4 61 0 300 2	2 68 0 -50 65	1 71 0 -50 67	1 64 0 0	2 57 0 100 2	1 66 0 -50 55	
75	Lebanon	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	5 59 0 400 1	3 60 0 -40 61	3 62 0 0	7 54 0.01 133.333 4	2 57 0 -71.429 61	1 66 0 -50 55	
76	Egypt	3 61 0	3 62 0 0	1 68 0 -66.667 63	3 66 0 200 5	3 60 0 0	6 55 0 100 2	0	1 66 0	1 66 0 0	
77	Algeria	0	1 67 0	2 62 0 100 3	1 71 0 -50 66	1 73 0 0	0	0	2 57 0	0	
78	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	1 71 0	0	0	0	
79	Venezuela	2 66 0	0	0	1 71 0	1 73 0 0	0	0	0	0	
80	Jamaica	0	2 63 0	0	1 71 0	1 73 0 0	1 71 0 0	0	0	0	
81	Syria	0	2 63 0	1 68 0 -50 61	1 71 0 0	0	0	0	0	0	
82	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	1 71 0	0	0	0	
83	Peru	3 61 0	0	0	4 61 0	0	2 66 0	1 64 0 -50 60	0	0	
84	Qatar	2 66 0	5 58 0.01 150 2	3 59 0 -40 57	2 70 0 -33.333 64	8 53 0.01 300 1	5 57 0 -37.5 64	3 60 0 -40 58	2 57 0 -33.333 48	0	
85	Armenia	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	0	0	1 71 0	0	0	0	
86	Bangladesh	0	0	1 68 0	4 61 0 300 2	0	0	1 64 0	0	0	
87	Bosnia	1 68 0	1 67 0 0	0	0	0	0	1 64 0	0	0	
88	Indonesia	3 61 0	5 58 0.01 66.667 13	3 59 0 -40 57	1 71 0 -66.667 68	3 60 0 200 3	1 71 0 -66.667 68	0	1 66 0	0	
89	Azerbaijan	0	0	1 68 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	
90	Angola			2 62 0	1 71 0 -50 66	3 60 0 200 3	4 59 0 33.333 9		2 57 0		
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