Statistics on Patents
World Patent Report: A Statistical Review
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Methodological Information
- IPC-Technology classification [XLS]
- Patent statistics methodology [PDF]
- IP Statistics glossary
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Data sources: The statistics reported here are based on information supplied to WIPO by patent offices in annual surveys and data generated at WIPO during the PCT application process. Data can be missing for some offices or for some period of time. When it is necessary and feasible, missing data are estimated by WIPO on an aggregate level. The statistics on field of technology and patent families are constructed by WIPO based on data obtained from the PATSTAT database, which is maintained by the EPO.
(Last update: August 6, 2008)
| Patent Application Filings | Tables | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of patent applications (1985-2006) by resident and non-resident |
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| Patent applications by patent office (1883-2006) by resident and non-resident |
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| Patent applications by country of origin and by office (1995-2006) | XLS | CSV |
| Patent families by country of origin (1990-2005) | XLS | CSV |
| Foreign-oriented patent families by country of origin (2001-2005) | XLS | CSV |
| Patent applications by field of technology (2001-2005) aggregate data |
XLS | CSV |
| Patent applications by field of technology (2001-2005 average) by country of origin and leading countries |
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| Patents Granted | Tables | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of patent grants (1985-2006) by resident and non-resident |
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| Patent grants by patent office (1883-2006) by resident and non-resident |
XLS | CSV |
| Patent grants by country of origin and by office (1995-2006) | XLS | CSV |
| Patents in Force | Tables | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Patents in force by patent office (1997-2006) | XLS | -- |
| Patents in force in 2006 by patent office and year of filing (1981-2006) | XLS | CSV |
