In 2021, China led the ranking with a total of 70,015 international (PCT) patent applications filed in that year. The United States and Japan followed behind with nearly 60,000 and over 50,000 applications respectively. The leading 10 countries accounted for more than 88 percent of all applications filed in 2022.
Countries that filed the most international patent applications in 2022
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