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Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patent grants 2016

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

The data displays a ranking of the 20 national patent offices with the most patent grants in 2016. In 2016, China was leading the ranking with 404,208 patents granted to resident and non-resident companies or organizations.

China	404208
United States	303049
Japan	203087
Republic of Korea	108875
European Patent Office	95956
Russian Federation	33536
Canada	26424
Australia	23744
Germany	15652
France	12374
Mexico	8652
India	8248
Singapore	7341
Italy	6429
China, Hong Kong SAR	5698
United Kingdom	5602
Israel	4938
South Africa	4255
Brazil	4195
Philippines	4006

Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patent grants 2016

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