Non-resident share of patent applications of the top 20 countries 2023

Published by S. Galan, Apr 4, 2025

In 2023, Hong Kong SAR had the highest non-resident share of patent applications at 97.4 percent. South Africa and Mexico followed behind with non-resident shares of 96.2 and 93.7 percent, respectively. Out of the top 20 national patent offices, China had the lowest non-resident share of applications at 9.3 percent.

Non-resident share of patent applications of the top 20 national patent offices in 2023

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Statistic: Non-resident share of patent applications of the top 20 national patent offices in 2023

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November 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

In general, national offices of European Patent Office members receive lower volumes of applications, which is somewhat expected due to the availability of national and regional systems to seek protection within European Patent Office member states.

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