Economy > Intellectual property Stats: compare key data on China & Japan
Definitions
- Patent applications: No. of Patent Applications.
- Patent applications per thousand people: No. of Patent Applications. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
- Patents granted: No. of Patents Granted.
- Patents granted per million people: No. of Patents Granted. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
- Patents in force: No. of Patents in Force.
- Patents in force per thousand people: No. of Patents in Force. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by patents (Top 20 countries); Wikipedia: List of countries by patents (Top 20 countries). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by patents (Top 20 countries); Wikipedia: List of countries by patents (Top 20 countries). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.
