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Americas (AUTM)
Europe (ASTP)
Asia-Pacific (UNITT, KAUTM)
Africa (SARIMA)
Oceania (SCOPR)
Global Patent Applications (2023)
3.55M↑ 2.7% from 2022
Top Filing Country
China1.68M applications (47.2%)
US Invention Disclosures
26,196AUTM 2024 Survey
Europe KTOs Surveyed
674ASTP FY2021 - 21 countries
Regional Statistics
🌎 Americas
USA, Canada, Latin America
26,196
US Invention Disclosures
9,507
Licenses Executed
951
Startups Formed
$109.7B
Research Expenditures
🌍 Europe
EU, UK, Switzerland
674
KTOs Surveyed
21
Countries
199,429
EPO Patent Apps (2023)
165
UK Spin-offs (2022/23)
🌏 Asia-Pacific
Japan, Korea, China, Australia
1.68M
China Patent Apps
300,133
Japan Patent Apps
243,310
Korea Patent Apps
AU$1.4B
AU/NZ Deals (5yr)
Data Sourced From Leading TT Associations
AUTM
USA & Canada (2024)
ASTP
Europe (674 KTOs)
UNITT
Japan (111 institutions)
KAUTM
South Korea (200+ TLOs)
SCOPR
Australia/NZ (76 orgs)
HE-BCI
UK (since 1999)
WIPO
Global Patents (2023)
FORTEC
Brazil
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