France - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in France was 1,542 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 16,989 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1,542 in 2020.

Definition: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

See also:

Year Value
1980 16,989
1981 13,723
1982 11,561
1983 10,029
1984 8,867
1985 7,543
1986 6,369
1987 5,875
1988 5,194
1989 4,986
1990 4,260
1991 3,908
1992 3,547
1993 3,402
1994 3,520
1995 3,477
1996 3,484
1997 3,637
1998 3,544
1999 3,282
2000 3,483
2001 3,605
2002 3,389
2003 3,339
2004 3,060
2005 2,948
2006 2,720
2007 2,387
2008 1,761
2009 1,593
2010 1,832
2011 2,099
2012 2,092
2013 2,196
2014 2,033
2015 1,994
2016 2,012
2017 1,832
2018 1,919
2019 1,766
2020 1,542

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in France was 12,771 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 14,748 in 2010 and 10,681 in 1982.

Definition: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

See also:

Year Value
1980 11,000
1981 10,945
1982 10,681
1983 11,147
1984 11,333
1985 12,050
1986 12,155
1987 12,695
1988 12,437
1989 12,592
1990 12,378
1991 12,597
1992 12,539
1993 12,638
1994 12,519
1995 12,419
1996 12,916
1997 13,252
1998 13,251
1999 13,592
2000 13,870
2001 13,499
2002 13,519
2003 13,511
2004 14,230
2005 14,327
2006 14,529
2007 14,722
2008 14,658
2009 14,100
2010 14,748
2011 14,655
2012 14,540
2013 14,690
2014 14,500
2015 14,306
2016 14,206
2017 14,415
2018 14,303
2019 14,103
2020 12,771

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology