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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.

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 TABLE  CHART

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 Regular  Growth

 Data  Rank  Share

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Total patents in EPO (Patent)

		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020 [June]
	World	69,528	97,360 40.03	107,162 10.068	129,047 20.422	139,386 8.012	68,013 -51.205	
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	17,536 1 25.78 -50.145 31	
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	10,490 2 15.42 -52.613 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	10,459 3 15.38 -53.913 45	
4	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	4,272 4 6.28 -52.842 44	
5	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	3,611 5 5.31 -51.077 32	
6	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	3,363 6 4.94 -46.922 23	
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	2,657 7 3.91 -47.963 24	
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	2,118 8 3.11 -51.82 37	
9	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	2,031 9 2.99 -56.048 52	
10	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	1,955 10 2.87 -48.969 27	
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	1,872 11 2.75 -51.963 39	
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	943 12 1.39 -45.68 21	
13	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	783 13 1.15 -52.256 41	
14	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	772 14 1.14 -55.759 50	
15	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	716 15 1.05 -51.226 34	
16	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	648 16 0.95 -51.606 36	
17	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	556 17 0.82 -46.072 22	
18	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	462 18 0.68 -52.567 42	
19	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	287 19 0.42 -55.016 47	
20	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	271 20 0.4 -51.083 33	
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	257 21 0.38 -43.392 17	
22	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	217 22 0.32 -51.345 35	
23	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	209 23 0.31 -48.9 26	
24	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	206 24 0.3 -44.92 20	
25	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	194 25 0.29 -51.861 38	
26	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	150 26 0.22 -38.017 11	
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	104 27 0.15 -55.556 49	
28	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	86 28 0.13 -55.208 48	
29	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	82 29 0.12 -40.58 15	
30	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	77 30 0.11 -56 51	
31	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	70 31 0.1 -54.545 46	
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	68 32 0.1 -49.63 28	
33	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	55 33 0.08 -52.174 40	
34	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	50 34 0.07 -34.211 9	
35	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	47 35 0.07 -39.744 12	
36	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	46 36 0.07 -42.5 16	
37	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	44 37 0.06 -21.429 5	
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	27 38 0.04 -57.143 54	
39	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	22 39 0.03 -48.837 25	
40	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	19 40 0.03 -26.923 7	
41	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	18 41 0.03 -40 13	
42	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	14 42 0.02 -56.25 53	
43	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	14 42 0.02 -63.158 57	
44	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	12 44 0.02 -25 6	
45	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	11 45 0.02 -35.294 10	
46	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	10 46 0.01 -60 55	
47	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	10 46 0.01 -44.444 19	
48	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	10 46 0.01 -70.588 63	
49	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	9 49 0.01 -43.75 18	
50	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	5 50 0.01 -16.667 4	
51	Egypt	3 61 0	3 62 0 0	1 68 0 -66.667 63	3 66 0 200 5	3 60 0 0	5 50 0.01 66.667 2	
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	5 50 0.01 -64.286 58	
53	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	4 53 0.01 -69.231 62	
54	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	3 54 0 -62.5 56	
55	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	3 54 0 -85.714 66	
56	Belarus	0	2 63 0	2 62 0 0	3 66 0 50 12	2 68 0 -33.333 58	3 54 0 50 3	
57	Serbia	0	1 67 0	0	8 53 0.01	5 56 0 -37.5 59	3 54 0 -40 13	
58	Oman	0	0	1 68 0	0	1 73 0	2 58 0 100 1	
59	Peru	3 61 0	0	0	4 61 0	0	2 58 0	
60	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	2 58 0 -33.333 8	
61	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	2 58 0 -66.667 59	
62	Morocco	1 68 0	0	1 68 0	1 71 0 0	2 68 0 100 9	2 58 0 0	
63	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 63 0 -75 64	
64	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	1 63 0 -75 64	
65	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	1 63 0	
66	Angola			2 62 0	1 71 0 -50 66	3 60 0 200 3	1 63 0 -66.667 59	
67	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 63 0 -66.667 59	
68	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	1 63 0 0	
69	Iran	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	4 61 0 300 2	2 68 0 -50 65	1 63 0 -50 29	
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	1 63 0 -50 29	
71	Armenia	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	0	0	1 63 0	
72	Pakistan	0	0	2 62 0	0	0	1 63 0	
73	Jordan	0	0	0	4 61 0	0	0	
74	Bosnia	1 68 0	1 67 0 0	0	0	0	0	
75	Costa rica	0	1 67 0	0	1 71 0	3 60 0 200 3	0	
76	Bahrain	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	1 71 0 0	0	0	
77	Azerbaijan	0	0	1 68 0	0	0	0	
78	Bangladesh	0	0	1 68 0	4 61 0 300 2	0	0	
79	Jamaica	0	2 63 0	0	1 71 0	1 73 0 0	0	
80	Syria	0	2 63 0	1 68 0 -50 61	1 71 0 0	0	0	
81	Tunisia	4 54 0.01	1 67 0 -75 59	3 59 0 200 1	3 66 0 0	3 60 0 0	0	
82	Georgia	0	0	0	0	1 73 0	0	
83	Lebanon	0	1 67 0	1 68 0 0	5 59 0 400 1	3 60 0 -40 61	0	
84	Algeria	0	1 67 0	2 62 0 100 3	1 71 0 -50 66	1 73 0 0	0	
85	Venezuela	2 66 0	0	0	1 71 0	1 73 0 0	0	
86	North Korea	1 68 0	0	1 68 0	0	1 73 0	0	
87	Uzbekistan	0	1 67 0	0	0	2 68 0	0	
88	Panama	3 61 0	1 67 0 -66.667 58	2 62 0 100 3	3 66 0 50 12	3 60 0 0	0	
89	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	0	
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