France - Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned

Since 2013, France Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned jumped by 0.7% year on year. At 8,920 Applications in 2018, the country was ranked number 6 among other countries in Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned. France is overtaken by South Korea, which was number 5 with 12,876 Applications and is followed by United Kingdom with 6,864 Applications. United States ranked the highest with 59,410 Applications in 2018, an increase of 1.4% compared to 2017. Japan, China and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Estonia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +11.1% per year, while South Africa was the worst growing country at -7% per year.

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Date Units (Applications)
2018 8,920.00
2017 8,791.00
2016 8,659.00
2015 8,525.00
2014 8,185.00
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How does France rank in Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned?

# 49 Countries Units (Applications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
59,410 2018 +1.4 % +1.0 % View data
2 #2
Japan
44,344 2018 +2.8 % +0.8 % View data
5 #5
South Korea
12,876 2018 +3.5 % +1.9 % View data
6 #6
France
8,920 2018 +1.5 % +0.7 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
6,864 2018 +0.1 % +0.4 % View data
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