South Korea - Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology

Since 2014, South Korea Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology was up 1.8% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 3 among other countries in Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology with 697.38 Patents. South Korea is overtaken by Japan, which was ranked number 2 with 1,214.32 Patents and is followed by China at 592.09 Patents. United States ranked the highest with 3,370.9 Patents in 2019, that is a decrease of 0.1% compared to 2018. Thailand recorded the best 5 years average growth at +15.6% per year, while Iceland was the worst growing country at -100% per year.

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Date Units (Patents)
2019 697.38
2018 676.76
2017 655.72
2016 617.20
2015 646.00
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How does South Korea rank in Number of IP5 Patent Families in Biotechnology?

# 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
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