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China remains the world's largest patent applicant
Thanks to a slight recovery in the global economy, once again a record number of patent applications were filed in 2013. Just as in 2012 the majority of applications came from China, followed by the United States and Japan.
For the fourth consecutive year 2013 saw a sharp rise in the number of patent applications worldwide. In total 2.57 million applications were filed; 9 percent more than in 2012. Worldwide 1.17 million patents were actually issued; an increase of 3.1 percent over the previous year. These are the findings of a report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on patent activity in a hundred countries.
Two years ago China overtook the United States to move into first place. In 2013 there were 825,136 patent applications in China; an increase of 26.4 percent over the previous year. The United States ended the year in second place, with 571,612 applications (+5.3 percent). Japan followed in third place with 328,436 applications (-4.2 percent). Currently there are more than 9.45 million patents in force worldwide. With a share of 26 percent, the United States is by far the leader, followed by Japan.
Specialisation in innovation
The most popular area for filing patent applications in 2013 was for computer science (7.6 percent), followed by electronics (7.2 percent), measuring instruments (4.7 percent), digital communications (4.5 percent) and medical applications (4.3 percent). The applications reflect a clear specialisation in innovation in the different countries. Most pharmaceutical patent applications, for example, come from Switzerland, while filings related to developments in the area of food technology are mainly of Russian origin. French and German patents generally focus on transportation, while applications from China, South Korea, the United States and Great Britain are generally focused on IT.
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US, China and Japan dominate patent filings in Europe - Science|Business
WIPO figures reveal China and US among biggest users of Patent Coopera
Thanks to a slight recovery in the global economy, once again a record number of patent applications were filed in 2013. Just as in 2012 the majority of applications came from China, followed by the United States and Japan.
For the fourth consecutive year 2013 saw a sharp rise in the number of patent applications worldwide. In total 2.57 million applications were filed; 9 percent more than in 2012. Worldwide 1.17 million patents were actually issued; an increase of 3.1 percent over the previous year. These are the findings of a report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on patent activity in a hundred countries.
Two years ago China overtook the United States to move into first place. In 2013 there were 825,136 patent applications in China; an increase of 26.4 percent over the previous year. The United States ended the year in second place, with 571,612 applications (+5.3 percent). Japan followed in third place with 328,436 applications (-4.2 percent). Currently there are more than 9.45 million patents in force worldwide. With a share of 26 percent, the United States is by far the leader, followed by Japan.
Specialisation in innovation
The most popular area for filing patent applications in 2013 was for computer science (7.6 percent), followed by electronics (7.2 percent), measuring instruments (4.7 percent), digital communications (4.5 percent) and medical applications (4.3 percent). The applications reflect a clear specialisation in innovation in the different countries. Most pharmaceutical patent applications, for example, come from Switzerland, while filings related to developments in the area of food technology are mainly of Russian origin. French and German patents generally focus on transportation, while applications from China, South Korea, the United States and Great Britain are generally focused on IT.
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US, China and Japan dominate patent filings in Europe - Science|Business
WIPO figures reveal China and US among biggest users of Patent Coopera