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Number of patent applications worldwide 1990-2016

Number of patent applications worldwide from 1990 to 2016

The data displays the number of patent applications worldwide from 1990 to 2016. As of 2016, the number of patent applications worldwide amounted to about 3.13 million.

1990	997501
1991	888200
1992	943630
1993	943334
1994	942813
1995	1047400
1996	1088400
1997	1163200
1998	1214800
1999	1268400
2000	1378000
2001	1457500
2002	1444400
2003	1484300
2004	1574200
2005	1702800
2006	1791000
2007	1874200
2008	1929500
2009	1855500
2010	1997200
2011	2158100
2012	2356600
2013	2564900
2014	2680800
2015	2887300
2016	3127900

Number of patent applications worldwide 1990-2016

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