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Indicator : Published patent applications in EPO (Patent)

Description : The indicator shows the number of patents applications published (but not yet granted) 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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Published patent applications in EPO (Patent)

		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2022
	World	141,529	148,804 5.14	150,948 1.441	82,238 -45.519	88,648 7.794	94,938 7.095	94,922 -0.017	
1	Japan	21,564 3 15.24	20,823 3 13.99 -3.436 43	21,191 3 14.04 1.767 44	20,619 1 25.07 -2.699 9	21,569 1 24.33 4.607 43	21,577 1 22.73 0.037 46	20,707 1 21.81 -4.032 37	
2	China	5,536 7 3.91	6,302 6 4.24 13.837 16	8,521 5 5.64 35.211 15	7,396 4 8.99 -13.203 13	9,549 4 10.77 29.11 20	12,021 4 12.66 25.888 14	15,946 2 16.8 32.651 15	
3	USA	37,205 1 26.29	42,716 1 28.71 14.813 15	41,274 1 27.34 -3.376 51	12,869 2 15.65 -68.821 54	14,709 2 16.59 14.298 31	15,650 2 16.48 6.397 36	13,442 3 14.16 -14.109 47	
4	Germany	22,857 2 16.15	22,442 2 15.08 -1.816 38	22,132 2 14.66 -1.381 49	11,146 3 13.55 -49.639 28	12,096 3 13.64 8.523 38	12,423 3 13.09 2.703 39	11,732 4 12.36 -5.562 41	
5	South Korea	6,206 5 4.38	6,854 5 4.61 10.442 18	6,566 6 4.35 -4.202 52	6,198 5 7.54 -5.605 10	6,595 5 7.44 6.405 40	7,998 5 8.42 21.274 15	8,664 5 9.13 8.327 28	
6	France	9,950 4 7.03	10,107 4 6.79 1.578 36	10,121 4 6.7 0.139 48	3,724 6 4.53 -63.205 48	3,923 6 4.43 5.344 42	4,001 6 4.21 1.988 43	3,759 6 3.96 -6.048 43	
7	Switzerland	5,680 6 4.01	5,875 7 3.95 3.433 32	6,023 7 3.99 2.519 41	2,706 7 3.29 -55.072 38	2,865 7 3.23 5.876 41	3,168 7 3.34 10.576 29	3,016 7 3.18 -4.798 39	
8	Italy	3,643 11 2.57	3,978 10 2.67 9.196 20	4,158 10 2.75 4.525 35	1,891 8 2.3 -54.521 35	1,921 9 2.17 1.586 45	2,050 10 2.16 6.715 35	2,261 8 2.38 10.293 27	
9	Netherlands	4,295 9 3.03	4,609 9 3.1 7.311 23	4,785 9 3.17 3.819 37	1,522 9 1.85 -68.192 53	2,140 8 2.41 40.604 14	2,251 8 2.37 5.187 37	1,981 9 2.09 -11.995 46	
10	UK	4,627 8 3.27	5,085 8 3.42 9.898 19	4,993 8 3.31 -1.809 50	1,459 10 1.77 -70.779 55	1,799 10 2.03 23.304 23	2,108 9 2.22 17.176 21	1,558 10 1.64 -26.091 56	
11	Sweden	3,908 10 2.76	3,373 11 2.27 -13.69 52	3,548 11 2.35 5.188 32	1,016 13 1.24 -71.364 56	1,180 13 1.33 16.142 28	1,381 11 1.45 17.034 22	1,533 11 1.62 11.007 26	
12	Taiwan	1,175 18 0.83	1,377 17 0.93 17.191 12	1,525 16 1.01 10.748 26	1,348 11 1.64 -11.607 12	1,517 11 1.71 12.537 32	1,326 12 1.4 -12.591 55	1,349 12 1.42 1.735 31	
13	Spain	1,380 17 0.98	1,322 18 0.89 -4.203 44	1,372 18 0.91 3.782 38	1,104 12 1.34 -19.534 15	1,181 12 1.33 6.975 39	1,230 13 1.3 4.149 38	1,248 13 1.31 1.463 33	
14	Austria	1,823 13 1.29	1,894 13 1.27 3.895 31	1,980 12 1.31 4.541 34	928 14 1.13 -53.131 33	1,102 14 1.24 18.75 26	1,129 14 1.19 2.45 40	1,166 14 1.23 3.277 30	
15	Belgium	1,530 15 1.08	1,631 15 1.1 6.601 26	1,702 13 1.13 4.353 36	838 15 1.02 -50.764 31	870 15 0.98 3.819 44	942 15 0.99 8.276 33	877 15 0.92 -6.9 45	
16	Finland	2,016 12 1.42	1,923 12 1.29 -4.613 45	1,632 14 1.08 -15.133 58	700 16 0.85 -57.108 40	774 16 0.87 10.571 36	782 17 0.82 1.034 45	876 16 0.92 12.02 24	
17	Denmark	1,384 16 0.98	1,429 16 0.96 3.251 34	1,500 17 0.99 4.969 33	579 17 0.7 -61.4 44	669 17 0.75 15.544 29	798 16 0.84 19.283 17	801 17 0.84 0.376 34	
18	Canada	1,666 14 1.18	1,742 14 1.17 4.562 30	1,550 15 1.03 -11.022 55	439 18 0.53 -71.677 57	577 18 0.65 31.435 19	668 18 0.7 15.771 23	662 18 0.7 -0.898 35	
19	Ireland	468 22 0.33	508 21 0.34 8.547 21	516 22 0.34 1.575 45	232 21 0.28 -55.039 37	307 20 0.35 32.328 17	395 19 0.42 28.664 11	391 19 0.41 -1.013 36	
20	India	533 20 0.38	655 20 0.44 22.889 11	706 20 0.47 7.786 30	288 19 0.35 -59.207 43	281 21 0.32 -2.431 46	266 21 0.28 -5.338 50	377 20 0.4 41.729 13	
21	Singapore	397 24 0.28	439 24 0.3 10.579 17	443 26 0.29 0.911 47	158 26 0.19 -64.334 50	181 25 0.2 14.557 30	199 24 0.21 9.945 31	311 21 0.33 56.281 11	
22	Poland	390 25 0.28	455 23 0.31 16.667 13	460 25 0.3 1.099 46	197 22 0.24 -57.174 41	265 22 0.3 34.518 15	269 20 0.28 1.509 44	273 22 0.29 1.487 32	
23	Liechtenstein	333 27 0.24	322 27 0.22 -3.303 42	392 27 0.26 21.739 21	162 25 0.2 -58.673 42	213 23 0.24 31.481 18	238 23 0.25 11.737 28	224 23 0.24 -5.882 42	
24	Russia	241 28 0.17	200 29 0.13 -17.012 53	221 30 0.15 10.5 27	182 23 0.22 -17.647 14	202 24 0.23 10.989 35	244 22 0.26 20.792 16	199 24 0.21 -18.443 50	
25	Turkey	415 23 0.29	438 25 0.29 5.542 29	525 21 0.35 19.863 22	273 20 0.33 -48 26	450 19 0.51 64.835 11	155 26 0.16 -65.556 64	199 24 0.21 28.387 17	
26	Norway	520 21 0.37	481 22 0.32 -7.5 49	495 24 0.33 2.911 39	136 27 0.17 -72.525 58	151 26 0.17 11.029 34	146 27 0.15 -3.311 47	163 26 0.17 11.644 25	
27	Brazil	202 29 0.14	183 32 0.12 -9.406 51	234 28 0.16 27.869 18	109 29 0.13 -53.419 34	140 27 0.16 28.44 21	133 30 0.14 -5 49	158 27 0.17 18.797 20	
28	Luxembourg	373 26 0.26	398 26 0.27 6.702 24	513 23 0.34 28.894 16	177 24 0.22 -65.497 51	136 28 0.15 -23.164 56	161 25 0.17 18.382 18	150 28 0.16 -6.832 44	
29	Australia	796 19 0.56	817 19 0.55 2.638 35	838 19 0.56 2.57 40	115 28 0.14 -86.277 68	135 29 0.15 17.391 27	146 27 0.15 8.148 34	140 29 0.15 -4.11 38	
30	Portugal	122 33 0.09	158 33 0.11 29.508 9	144 33 0.1 -8.861 54	86 31 0.1 -40.278 18	108 30 0.12 25.581 22	136 29 0.14 25.926 13	101 30 0.11 -25.735 55	
31	Czech Republic	198 30 0.14	193 31 0.13 -2.525 39	216 31 0.14 11.917 25	98 30 0.12 -54.63 36	108 30 0.12 10.204 37	119 31 0.13 10.185 30	97 31 0.1 -18.487 51	
32	Greece	81 37 0.06	80 37 0.05 -1.235 37	82 37 0.05 2.5 42	42 34 0.05 -48.78 27	47 34 0.05 11.905 33	48 34 0.05 2.128 42	94 32 0.1 95.833 9	
33	Slovenia	114 34 0.08	123 34 0.08 7.895 22	98 36 0.06 -20.325 61	58 32 0.07 -40.816 19	50 32 0.06 -13.793 52	56 33 0.06 12 26	73 33 0.08 30.357 16	
34	New Zealand	196 31 0.14	196 30 0.13 0	222 29 0.15 13.265 24	46 33 0.06 -79.279 64	36 36 0.04 -21.739 55	65 32 0.07 80.556 6	68 34 0.07 4.615 29	
35	Thailand	20 51 0.01	23 49 0.02 15 14	66 39 0.04 186.957 3	37 35 0.04 -43.939 22	36 36 0.04 -2.703 47	32 37 0.03 -11.111 53	58 35 0.06 81.25 10	
36	Lithuania	31 46 0.02	33 45 0.02 6.452 27	28 47 0.02 -15.152 59	10 47 0.01 -64.286 49	9 49 0.01 -10 50	13 46 0.01 44.444 9	40 36 0.04 207.692 4	
37	Chile	29 48 0.02	42 41 0.03 44.828 7	36 45 0.02 -14.286 57	32 37 0.04 -11.111 11	48 33 0.05 50 12	30 39 0.03 -37.5 60	35 37 0.04 16.667 21	
38	Mexico	61 39 0.04	63 38 0.04 3.279 33	68 38 0.05 7.937 29	36 36 0.04 -47.059 25	44 35 0.05 22.222 25	45 35 0.05 2.273 41	29 38 0.03 -35.556 58	
39	Hungary	94 36 0.07	100 35 0.07 6.383 28	102 35 0.07 2 43	26 38 0.03 -74.51 60	32 39 0.04 23.077 24	37 36 0.04 15.625 24	28 39 0.03 -24.324 54	
40	Estonia	34 44 0.02	33 45 0.02 -2.941 40	35 46 0.02 6.061 31	21 41 0.03 -40 17	17 43 0.02 -19.048 54	19 43 0.02 11.765 27	27 40 0.03 42.105 12	
41	Saudi Arabia	185 32 0.13	261 28 0.18 41.081 8	173 32 0.11 -33.716 63	18 42 0.02 -89.595 69	33 38 0.04 83.333 7	31 38 0.03 -6.061 52	26 41 0.03 -16.129 48	
42	UAE	29 48 0.02	62 39 0.04 113.793 2	39 44 0.03 -37.097 64	15 43 0.02 -61.538 45	8 51 0.01 -46.667 60	3 61 0 -62.5 63	24 42 0.03 700 1	
43	Romania	33 45 0.02	32 47 0.02 -3.03 41	18 53 0.01 -43.75 66	10 47 0.01 -44.444 23	22 41 0.02 120 6	28 40 0.03 27.273 12	23 43 0.02 -17.857 49	
44	Slovakia	38 43 0.03	36 44 0.02 -5.263 47	46 41 0.03 27.778 19	25 39 0.03 -45.652 24	23 40 0.03 -8 49	27 41 0.03 17.391 20	21 44 0.02 -22.222 52	
45	Bulgaria	30 47 0.02	32 47 0.02 6.667 25	26 48 0.02 -18.75 60	10 47 0.01 -61.538 45	17 43 0.02 70 8	16 44 0.02 -5.882 51	20 45 0.02 25 18	
46	Cyprus	42 41 0.03	39 42 0.03 -7.143 48	50 40 0.03 28.205 17	22 40 0.03 -56 39	21 42 0.02 -4.545 48	20 42 0.02 -4.762 48	19 46 0.02 -5 40	
47	Ukraine	18 53 0.01	11 54 0.01 -38.889 62	23 49 0.02 109.091 5	13 45 0.02 -43.478 21	11 47 0.01 -15.385 53	13 46 0.01 18.182 19	18 47 0.02 38.462 14	
48	Latvia	61 39 0.04	15 51 0.01 -75.41 71	21 51 0.01 40 12	10 47 0.01 -52.381 32	9 49 0.01 -10 50	15 45 0.02 66.667 8	15 48 0.02 0	
49	Colombia	19 52 0.01	13 52 0.01 -31.579 60	21 51 0.01 61.538 10	12 46 0.01 -42.857 20	12 46 0.01 0	12 48 0.01 0	15 48 0.02 25 18	
50	Argentina	18 53 0.01	23 49 0.02 27.778 10	22 50 0.01 -4.348 53	15 43 0.02 -31.818 16	11 47 0.01 -26.667 57	12 48 0.01 9.091 32	14 50 0.01 16.667 21	
51	Malaysia	65 38 0.05	47 40 0.03 -27.692 58	41 43 0.03 -12.766 56	7 53 0.01 -82.927 66	7 53 0.01 0	12 48 0.01 71.429 7	12 51 0.01 0	
52	Costa rica	4 66 0	1 78 0 -75 69	4 62 0 300 1	0	3 59 0	1 70 0 -66.667 65	8 52 0.01 700 1	
53	Belarus	4 66 0	3 66 0 -25 55	3 65 0 0	6 54 0.01 100 2	2 64 0 -66.667 62	4 58 0 100 4	8 52 0.01 100 5	
54	Cuba	9 57 0.01	6 58 0 -33.333 61	2 69 0 -66.667 69	3 57 0 50 3	7 53 0.01 133.333 5	8 52 0.01 14.286 25	8 52 0.01 0	
55	South Africa	105 35 0.07	96 36 0.06 -8.571 50	130 34 0.09 35.417 14	10 47 0.01 -92.308 70	15 45 0.02 50 12	9 51 0.01 -40 61	7 55 0.01 -22.222 52	
56	Croatia	12 56 0.01	12 53 0.01 0	14 54 0.01 16.667 23	3 57 0 -78.571 63	2 64 0 -33.333 58	6 54 0.01 200 2	7 55 0.01 16.667 21	
57	Egypt	7 63 0	5 62 0 -28.571 59	1 78 0 -80 72	6 54 0.01 500 1	2 64 0 -66.667 62	0	7 55 0.01	
58	Iceland	41 42 0.03	39 42 0.03 -4.878 46	43 42 0.03 10.256 28	3 57 0 -93.023 71	8 51 0.01 166.667 4	7 53 0.01 -12.5 54	5 58 0.01 -28.571 57	
59	Uruguay	9 57 0.01	4 64 0 -55.556 66	8 56 0.01 100 6	10 47 0.01 25 7	2 64 0 -80 65	2 63 0 0	4 59 0 100 5	
60	Bosnia	1 80 0	0	0	1 66 0	0	1 70 0	4 59 0 300 3	
61	Panama	6 64 0	6 58 0 0	6 58 0 0	1 66 0 -83.333 67	3 59 0 200 2	2 63 0 -33.333 57	4 59 0 100 5	
62	Angola			2 69 0	3 57 0 50 3	5 55 0.01 66.667 9	5 56 0.01 0	3 62 0 -40 59	
63	Kazakhstan	8 62 0.01	4 64 0 -50 63	5 59 0 25 20	6 54 0.01 20 8	2 64 0 -66.667 62	0	2 63 0	
64	Serbia	9 57 0.01	3 66 0 -66.667 67	5 59 0 66.667 8	1 66 0 -80 65	3 59 0 200 2	4 58 0 33.333 10	2 63 0 -50 60	
65	Qatar	17 55 0.01	8 55 0.01 -52.941 65	11 55 0.01 37.5 13	3 57 0 -72.727 59	4 57 0 33.333 16	2 63 0 -50 62	2 63 0 0	
66	Lebanon	4 66 0	3 66 0 -25 55	8 56 0.01 166.667 4	3 57 0 -62.5 47	5 55 0.01 66.667 9	4 58 0 -20 56	2 63 0 -50 60	
67	Georgia	3 72 0	0	2 69 0	0	0	1 70 0	2 63 0 100 5	
68	Tunisia	4 66 0	3 66 0 -25 55	2 69 0 -33.333 62	2 65 0 0	1 70 0 -50 61	0	2 63 0	
69	Philippines	21 50 0.01	7 56 0 -66.667 67	4 62 0 -42.857 65	1 66 0 -75 61	0	0	1 69 0	
70	Morocco	4 66 0	2 72 0 -50 63	4 62 0 100 6	1 66 0 -75 61	1 70 0 0	1 70 0 0	1 69 0 0	
71	Peru	1 80 0	5 62 0 400 1	2 69 0 -60 68	3 57 0 50 3	2 64 0 -33.333 58	6 54 0.01 200 2	1 69 0 -83.333 64	
72	Venezuela	0	3 66 0	0	0	0	0	1 69 0	
73	North Korea	1 80 0	0	1 78 0	0	0	0	1 69 0	
74	Armenia	2 77 0	2 72 0 0	0	0	1 70 0	1 70 0 0	1 69 0 0	
75	Vietnam	4 66 0	1 78 0 -75 69	3 65 0 200 2	0	3 59 0	2 63 0 -33.333 57	1 69 0 -50 60	
76	Kuwait	3 72 0	3 66 0 0	5 59 0 66.667 8	0	1 70 0	5 56 0.01 400 1	1 69 0 -80 63	
77	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	1 70 0	0	1 69 0	
78	Indonesia	9 57 0.01	7 56 0 -22.222 54	2 69 0 -71.429 71	1 66 0 -50 29	0	2 63 0	0	
79	Oman	1 80 0	2 72 0 100 3	2 69 0 0	0	1 70 0	2 63 0 100 4	0	
80	Pakistan	3 72 0	0	1 78 0	1 66 0 0	4 57 0 300 1	1 70 0 -75 66	0	
81	Iran	3 72 0	6 58 0 100 3	3 65 0 -50 67	1 66 0 -66.667 52	1 70 0 0	0	0	
82	Syria	2 77 0	0	1 78 0	0	0	0	0	
83	Uzbekistan	1 80 0	2 72 0 100 3	0	0	3 59 0	2 63 0 -33.333 57	0	
84	Jamaica	0	1 78 0	1 78 0 0	0	1 70 0	0	0	
85	Bangladesh	9 57 0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	
86	Azerbaijan	0	2 72 0	3 65 0 50 11	0	1 70 0	1 70 0 0	0	
87	Jordan	3 72 0	6 58 0 100 3	2 69 0 -66.667 69	1 66 0 -50 29	0	0	0	
88	Algeria	5 65 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	
89	Bahrain	2 77 0	2 72 0 0	2 69 0 0	3 57 0 50 3	0	3 61 0	0	
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