Most patents were granted to European companies (53 %), followed by applicants from the US and Japan. The number of patents granted to Chinese applicants is growing rapidly, albeit from a low number.
Analysis based on granted patents published.| Country | 2015 | 2014 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 950 | 14 384 | 3.9% |
| Germany | 14 122 | 13 086 | 7.9% |
| Germany | 14 122 | 13 086 | 7.9% |
| Japan | 10 585 | 11 120 | -4.8% |
| France | 5 433 | 4 728 | 14.9% |
| France | 5 433 | 4 728 | 14.9% |
| Switzerland | 3 037 | 2 794 | 8.7% |
| Italy | 2 476 | 2 274 | 8.9% |
| Italy | 2 476 | 2 274 | 8.9% |
| United Kingdom | 2 097 | 2 072 | 1.2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 097 | 2 072 | 1.2% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 987 | 1 891 | 5.1% |
| Sweden | 1 939 | 1 705 | 13.7% |
| Sweden | 1 939 | 1 705 | 13.7% |
| Netherlands | 1 998 | 1 703 | 17.3% |
| Netherlands | 1 998 | 1 703 | 17.3% |
| China, People’s Republic of | 1 407 | 1 186 | 18.6% |
| Austria | 1 041 | 891 | 16.8% |
| Austria | 1 041 | 891 | 16.8% |
| Canada | 756 | 855 | -11.6% |
| Belgium | 866 | 723 | 19.8% |
| Belgium | 866 | 723 | 19.8% |
| Finland | 744 | 633 | 17.5% |
| Finland | 744 | 633 | 17.5% |
| Denmark | 698 | 599 | 16.5% |
| Denmark | 698 | 599 | 16.5% |
| Spain | 522 | 467 | 11.8% |
| Spain | 522 | 467 | 11.8% |
| Chinese Taipei | 440 | 437 | 0.7% |
| Israel | 397 | 399 | -0.5% |
| Australia | 330 | 308 | 7.1% |
| Ireland | 270 | 254 | 6.3% |
| Ireland | 270 | 254 | 6.3% |
| Luxembourg | 210 | 222 | -5.4% |
| Luxembourg | 210 | 222 | -5.4% |
| Norway | 259 | 192 | 34.9% |
| India | 186 | 143 | 30.1% |
| Turkey | 218 | 136 | 60.3% |
| Singapore | 125 | 127 | -1.6% |
| Liechtenstein | 100 | 121 | -17.4% |
| Poland | 150 | 108 | 38.9% |
| Poland | 150 | 108 | 38.9% |
| Bermuda | 57 | 88 | -35.2% |
| Russian Federation | 77 | 79 | -2.5% |
| Brazil | 73 | 75 | -2.7% |
| Czech Republic | 74 | 66 | 12.1% |
| Czech Republic | 74 | 66 | 12.1% |
| Virgin Islands, British | 39 | 62 | -37.1% |
| New Zealand | 51 | 51 | 0% |
| Slovenia | 65 | 51 | 27.5% |
| Slovenia | 65 | 51 | 27.5% |
| South Africa | 59 | 50 | 18% |
| Hungary | 38 | 41 | -7.3% |
| Hungary | 38 | 41 | -7.3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 49 | 36 | 36.1% |
| Mexico | 42 | 36 | 16.7% |
| Malaysia | 22 | 32 | -31.3% |
| Cayman Islands | 24 | 27 | -11.1% |
| Cyprus | 14 | 26 | -46.2% |
| Cyprus | 14 | 26 | -46.2% |
| Barbados | 43 | 25 | 72% |
| Hong Kong | 27 | 24 | 12.5% |
| Greece | 22 | 23 | -4.3% |
| Greece | 22 | 23 | -4.3% |
| Portugal | 46 | 22 | 109.1% |
| Portugal | 46 | 22 | 109.1% |
| Malta | 19 | 21 | -9.5% |
| Malta | 19 | 21 | -9.5% |
| Bahamas | 19 | 20 | -5% |
| Iceland | 28 | 15 | 86.7% |
| Gibraltar | 5 | 13 | -61.5% |
| Latvia | 8 | 13 | -38.5% |
| Latvia | 8 | 13 | -38.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 12 | -83.3% |
| Slovakia | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| Slovakia | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| Lithuania | 11 | 10 | 10% |
| Lithuania | 11 | 10 | 10% |
| Chile | 16 | 9 | 77.8% |
| Estonia | 10 | 8 | 25% |
| Estonia | 10 | 8 | 25% |
| Argentina | 13 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Croatia | 6 | 7 | -14.3% |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 7 | 0% |
| Croatia | 6 | 7 | -14.3% |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 7 | 0% |
| Thailand | 5 | 6 | -16.7% |
| Ukraine | 2 | 5 | -60% |
| Panama | 2 | 5 | -60% |
| Mauritius | 8 | 5 | 60% |
| Monaco | 7 | 5 | 40% |
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | 1 | 5 | -80% |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 4 | -25% |
| Egypt | 2 | 4 | -50% |
| Romania | 9 | 4 | 125% |
| Romania | 9 | 4 | 125% |
| Morocco | 0 | 3 | -100% |
| Cuba | 8 | 3 | 166.7% |
| Serbia | 0 | 2 | -100% |
| San Marino | 5 | 2 | 150% |
| Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Curaçao | 12 | 8 | 50% |
| Lebanon | 0 | 2 | -100% |
| Colombia | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2 | -100% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 2 | -50% |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Peru | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Philippines | 4 | 1 | 300% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Andorra | 1 | 0 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 300% |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Armenia | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Belize | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Belarus | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 200% |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | -100% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 200% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | |
| Albania | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Virgin Islands U.S. | 1 | 0 | |
| Viet Nam | 4 | 0 | |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 0 |
| Country of residence of the patentee | Patents | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Albania | 34 923 | 51% |
| AT | Austria | 62 961 | 92% |
| BE | Belgium | 62 997 | 92.1% |
| BG | Bulgaria | 61 808 | 90.3% |
| CH | Switzerland | 63 184 | 92.3% |
| CY | Cyprus | 62 752 | 91.7% |
| CZ | Czech Republic | 61 847 | 90.4% |
| DE | Germany | 68 124 | 99.6% |
| DK | Denmark | 62 939 | 92% |
| EE | Estonia | 61 807 | 90.3% |
| ES | Spain | 63 617 | 93% |
| FI | Finland | 63 011 | 92.1% |
| FR | France | 67 352 | 98.4% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 67 069 | 98% |
| GR | Greece | 62 850 | 91.9% |
| HR | Croatia | 50 526 | 73.8% |
| HU | Hungary | 61 534 | 89.9% |
| IE | Ireland | 62 961 | 92% |
| IS | Iceland | 59 487 | 86.9% |
| IT | Italy | 64 862 | 94.8% |
| LI | Liechtenstein | 63 184 | 92.3% |
| LT | Lithuania | 59 353 | 86.7% |
| LU | Luxembourg | 62 832 | 91.8% |
| LV | Latvia | 58 262 | 85.2% |
| MC | Monaco | 62 813 | 91.8% |
| MK | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | 45 179 | 66% |
| MT | Malta | 53 907 | 78.8% |
| NL | Netherlands | 63 557 | 92.9% |
| NO | Norway | 50 540 | 73.9% |
| PL | Poland | 60 520 | 88.5% |
| PT | Portugal | 62 860 | 91.9% |
| RO | Romania | 61 365 | 89.7% |
| RS | Serbia | 31 090 | 45.4% |
| SE | Sweden | 63 205 | 92.4% |
| SI | Slovenia | 61 563 | 90% |
| SK | Slovakia | 61 811 | 90.3% |
| SM | San Marino | 41 761 | 61% |
| TR | Turkey | 62 538 | 91.4% |
| Total | 2 252 951 | ||
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