2001
Country Amount of patent
Total
103.947
1
United States of America
40.003
2
Germany
13.616
3
Japan
11.846
4
Great Britain
6.233
5
France
4.619
6
Sweden
3.502
7
Netherlands
3.187
8
Korea
2.318
9
Canada
2.030
10
Schwitzerland incl. Liechtenstein
2.011
11
Ausralia
1.754
12
China
1.670
13
Finland
1.623
14
Italy
1.574
15
Israel
1.248
16
Denmark
929
17
Belgium
681
18
Austria
630
19
Spain
575
20
Russia
551
21
Norway
525
22
South Africa
418
23
India
316
24
New Zeeland
279
25
Singapore
271

Capita per patent

2001
Top
Country Amount of patent
Note
calc. Amount
1
6
Sweden
3.502
1,00
3.502
2
13
Finland
1.623
1,26
2.043
3
10
Schweiz/Liechtenstein
2.011
1,44
2.887
4
15
Israel
1.248
1,88
2.343
5
7
Netherlands
3.187
1,98
6.307
6
16
Denmark
929
2,27
2.112
7
2
Germany
13.616
2,41
32.766
8
1
USA
40.003
2,74
109.731
9
21
Norway
525
3,39
1.777
10
4
Great Britain
6.233
3,55
22.132
11
11
Australia
1.754
4,36
7.639
12
3
Japan
10.846
4,61
50.028
13
5
France
4.619
5,09
23.501
14
18
Austria
630
5,11
3.217
15
24
New Zeeland
279
5,47
1.525
16
17
Belgium
681
5,94
4.048
17
9
Canada
2.030
6,14
12.468
18
25
Singapore
271
6,26
1.697
19
8
Korea
2.318
11,90
27.574
20
14
Italy
1.574
14,46
22.762
21
19
Spain
575
27,48
15.800
22
22
South Africa
418
41,15
17.201
23
20
Russia
551
104,19
57.407
24
12
China
1.670
300,85
502.412
25
23
India
316
1.286,29
406.468