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Patents relevant to the world market - an international comparison 1),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022
Country,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants
Denmark,m,m,m,m,143,156,164,199,217,255,256,256,278,287,298,303,350,342,302,319,363,328,342,337,335,351,358,372,384,423,428,440
Germany,156,158,162,175,185,222,249,282,309,332,330,327,341,362,375,389,410,377,376,385,382,370,372,375,371,381,398,390,386,361,383,373
Finland,113,151,168,180,192,225,267,310,362,383,382,335,327,368,355,401,398,381,372,394,398,459,423,399,366,381,407,408,406,439,470,431
France,96,90,94,98,101,112,126,136,149,155,158,156,165,175,178,184,187,183,180,181,187,186,190,195,193,184,193,191,187,172,188,191
Italy,44,42,45,45,50,59,64,69,78,86,88,90,94,98,106,113,110,102,96,96,94,93,97,96,100,102,102,106,109,107,119,106
Netherlands,m,m,m,m,137,162,178,204,227,263,294,268,280,296,291,301,298,294,268,237,270,289,286,292,301,292,315,316,316,313,336,353
Sweden,148,164,178,214,229,277,324,327,370,407,368,330,323,344,379,423,469,437,398,414,424,464,435,445,445,471,478,470,484,456,489,494
Spain,m,m,m,m,14,17,22,23,26,30,33,35,36,44,49,51,54,55,58,61,59,58,59,61,60,60,61,65,66,65,69,65
European Union 2),65,66,69,73,78,90,101,112,125,135,135,133,137,145,150,157,161,152,148,150,153,153,154,156,156,157,163,163,163,161,171,169
China,m,m,m,m,0,0,0,0,1,2,1,1,2,2,4,5,6,6,9,12,14,16,19,21,27,34,39,41,47,50,52,52
Japan,100,94,97,96,113,130,140,151,179,214,208,222,247,278,285,288,303,279,293,343,378,390,375,379,387,407,432,448,430,411,435,432
Canada,33,35,40,42,46,54,69,74,92,104,108,106,110,120,134,140,138,117,122,133,127,131,130,114,113,114,110,114,112,117,126,116
Korea,m,m,m,m,13,15,20,30,40,61,72,90,120,153,181,202,203,190,226,247,272,294,308,325,341,343,347,383,410,433,458,462
Russian Federation,m,m,m,m,3,4,4,5,5,5,6,5,5,6,7,7,7,7,7,8,10,10,9,9,8,9,10,9,9,9,8,6
Switzerland,m,m,m,m,309,350,390,437,467,520,534,507,533,591,626,630,672,604,584,620,600,618,604,586,612,614,631,650,640,643,657,661
United Kingdom,79,80,83,86,90,100,109,123,142,154,153,147,143,143,144,152,149,136,135,136,139,133,143,144,141,137,140,138,138,132,136,136
United States,89,92,95,101,112,123,140,147,173,193,186,182,189,201,210,212,199,173,167,174,189,198,216,200,200,201,204,203,204,204,205,193
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"Source: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (""Data base: European Patent Office (PATSTAT), EUROSTAT, World Bank"", calculations)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This table also appears in the Federal Report on Research and Innovation as Table 20.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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1) Inventions registered in the European Patent Office or at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2) The category European Union represents those countries that were members of the EU in the respective year of reference (as of 2020, EU countries does not include United Kingdom).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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