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Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patent applications 2016

Ranking of the 20 national patent offices with the most patent applications in 2016

The data displays a ranking of the 20 national patent offices with the most patent applications in 2016. In 2016, China was leading the ranking with about 1.34 million patent applications from resident and non-resident companies or organizations.

China	1338503
United States	605571
Japan	318381
Republic of Korea	208830
European Patent Office	159358
Germany	67899
India	45057
Russian Federation	41587
Canada	34745
Australia	28394
Brazil	28010
United Kingdom	22059
Mexico	17413
France	16218
Iran	15632
Hong Kong SAR	14092
Singapore	10980
Italy	9821
South Africa	9711
Indonesia	8538

Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patent applications 2016

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