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Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patents in force 2016

Ranking of the 20 national patent offices with the most patents in force in 2016

The data displays a ranking of the 20 national patent offices with the most patents in force in 2016. In 2016, the U.S. was leading the ranking with about 2.76 million patents in force.

United States of America	2763055
Japan	1980985
China	1772203
Republic of Korea	950526
Germany	617307
France	535554
United Kingdom	507973
Russian Federation	230870
Switzerland	193883
Canada	175236
Netherlands	164264
Ireland	147125
Austria	142875
Australia	132994
Spain	115070
Mexico	109238
Sweden	93545
South Africa	89049
Monaco	85132
Poland	65006

Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patents in force 2016

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