Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology

This key economic indicator for the Biotechnology sector has been recently updated.

  1. China increased 4.2% of Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology in 2019, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 China Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology was up 5.1% year on year totalising 592.09 Patents.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was number 3 in Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology.

Top Countries in Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology

Units (Patents) - 1985 to 2019

# 55 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
3,371 2019 -0.1 % -1.7 % View data
2 #2
Japan
1,214 2019 +0.2 % +0.1 % View data
3 #3
South Korea
697 2019 +3.0 % +1.8 % View data
4 #4
China
592 2019 +4.2 % +5.1 % View data
5 #5
Germany
463 2019 -3.2 % -6.1 % View data
6 #6
United Kingdom
372 2019 -0.5 % -3.3 % View data
7 #7
Switzerland
337 2019 +0.9 % -1.2 % View data
8 #8
France
332 2019 -2.2 % -7.9 % View data
9 #9
Netherlands
161 2019 -2.3 % -5.6 % View data
10 #10
Canada
155 2019 -3.2 % -4.0 % View data
11 #11
Denmark
143 2019 -1.0 % -8.1 % View data
12 #12
Israel
118 2019 -0.8 % -4.3 % View data
13 #13
Belgium
113 2019 -0.0 % -1.2 % View data
14 #14
Italy
99 2019 -2.1 % -2.2 % View data
15 #15
Singapore
87 2019 +2.1 % -1.0 % View data
16 #16
Australia
86 2019 -4.2 % -5.8 % View data
17 #17
Sweden
81 2019 -2.5 % -4.7 % View data
18 #18
Spain
74 2019 -2.0 % -6.3 % View data
19 #19
India
50 2019 -2.3 % -9.7 % View data
20 #20
Norway
39 2019 +0.8 % -3.3 % View data
21 #21
Ireland
34 2019 -0.1 % -8.4 % View data
22 #22
Austria
34 2019 -4.0 % -6.4 % View data
23 #23
Finland
31 2019 -3.2 % -9.7 % View data
24 #24
Poland
23 2019 +1.9 % -5.2 % View data
25 #25
Luxembourg
14 2019 +3.1 % +10.2 % View data
26 #26
Portugal
12 2019 +1.9 % +4.1 % View data
27 #27
New Zealand
12 2019 -10.2 % -13.6 % View data
28 #28
Chile
12 2019 +1.1 % -7.1 % View data
29 #29
South Africa
11 2019 +0.3 % -5.7 % View data
30 #30
Russia
11 2019 -9.6 % -14.3 % View data
31 #31
Brazil
9 2019 -8.1 % -19.8 % View data
32 #32
Czech Republic
7 2019 -1.6 % -15.6 % View data
33 #33
Mexico
7 2019 -0.7 % -7.0 % View data
34 #34
Turkey
6 2019 +3.8 % +1.5 % View data
35 #35
Lithuania
5 2019 +2.3 % -5.3 % View data
36 #36
Saudi Arabia
4 2019 +3.0 % -12.8 % View data
37 #37
Thailand
4 2019 +5.0 % +15.6 % View data
38 #38
Croatia
4 2019 +6.0 % NA View data
39 #39
Hungary
3 2019 -14.6 % -21.1 % View data
40 #40
Estonia
3 2019 +0.1 % NA View data
41 #41
Malaysia
3 2019 -11.8 % -10.3 % View data
42 #42
Greece
2 2019 -5.9 % -13.2 % View data
43 #43
Ukraine
2 2019 +2.7 % NA View data
44 #44
Slovakia
1 2019 +0.5 % -14.7 % View data
45 #45
United Arab Emirates
1 2019 +0.8 % -10.8 % View data
46 #46
Bulgaria
1 2019 +1.9 % NA View data
47 #47
Indonesia
1 2019 +4.3 % NA View data
48 #48
Argentina
1 2019 -38.3 % -36.5 % View data
49 #49
Colombia
1 2019 -16.3 % -32.1 % View data
50 #50
Romania
1 2019 -10.0 % -32.1 % View data
51 #51
Malta
0 2019 -8.3 % -24.3 % View data
52 #52
Slovenia
0 2019 -38.7 % -40.0 % View data
53 #53
Cyprus
0 2019 -37.5 % -34.8 % View data
54 #54
Egypt
0 2019 -48.6 % NA View data
55 #55
Iceland
0 2016 -100.0 % -100.0 % View data

Source: OECD

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