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Patents relevant to the world market - an international comparison 1),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020
Country,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants,Number per one million inhabitants
Denmark,m,m,m,m,143,156,164,199,217,255,256,256,278,287,298,303,350,342,302,319,363,328,342,337,335,351,358,372,384,423
Germany,156,158,162,175,185,222,249,282,309,332,330,327,341,362,375,389,410,377,376,385,382,370,372,375,371,381,398,390,386,361
Finland,113,151,168,180,192,225,267,310,362,383,382,335,327,368,355,401,398,381,372,394,398,459,423,399,366,381,407,408,406,439
France,96,90,94,98,101,112,126,136,149,155,158,156,165,175,178,184,187,183,180,181,187,186,190,195,193,184,193,191,187,172
Italy,44,42,45,45,50,59,64,69,78,86,88,90,94,98,106,113,110,102,96,96,94,93,97,96,100,102,102,106,109,107
Netherlands,m,m,m,m,137,162,178,204,227,263,294,268,280,296,291,301,298,294,268,237,270,289,286,292,301,292,315,316,316,313
Sweden,148,164,178,214,229,277,324,327,370,407,368,330,323,344,379,423,469,437,398,414,424,464,435,445,445,471,478,470,484,456
Spain,m,m,m,m,14,17,22,23,26,30,33,35,36,44,49,51,54,55,58,61,59,58,59,61,60,60,61,65,66,65
European Union 2),65,66,69,73,78,90,101,112,125,135,135,133,137,145,150,157,161,152,148,150,153,153,154,156,156,157,163,163,163,161
China,m,m,m,m,0,0,0,0,1,2,1,1,2,2,4,5,6,6,9,12,14,16,19,21,27,34,39,41,47,50
Japan,100,94,97,96,113,130,140,151,179,214,208,222,247,278,285,288,303,279,293,343,378,390,375,379,387,407,432,448,430,411
Canada,33,35,40,42,46,54,69,74,92,104,108,106,110,120,134,140,138,117,122,133,127,131,130,114,113,114,110,114,112,117
Korea,m,m,m,m,13,15,20,30,40,61,72,90,120,153,181,202,203,190,226,247,272,294,308,325,341,343,347,383,410,433
Russian Federation,m,m,m,m,3,4,4,5,5,5,6,5,5,6,7,7,7,7,7,8,10,10,9,9,8,9,10,9,9,9
Switzerland,m,m,m,m,309,350,390,437,467,520,534,507,533,591,626,630,672,604,584,620,600,618,604,586,612,614,631,650,640,643
United Kingdom,79,80,83,86,90,100,109,123,142,154,153,147,143,143,144,152,149,136,135,136,139,133,143,144,141,137,140,138,138,132
United States,89,92,95,101,112,123,140,147,173,193,186,182,189,201,210,212,199,173,167,174,189,198,216,200,200,201,204,203,204,204
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"Source: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (""Data base: European Patent Office (PATSTAT), OECD, World Bank"", calculations)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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1) Inventions registered in the European Patent Office or at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2) The category European Union represents those countries that were members of the EU in the respective year of reference (as of 2020, EU countries does not include United Kingdom).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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