Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications by country
Cross-border ownership of patents reflects international flows of knowledge from the inventor country to the applicant countries and international flows of funds for research (multinational companies).
What the numbers show
Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 2 Patents in Spain; the lowest is 0 Patents in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 Patents, and the mean is 0.2105 Patents.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2 Patents | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | OECD | 2 Patents | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0 Patents | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Israel | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | France | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 2 Patents
- World 2 Patents
About this data
Cross-border ownership of patents reflects international flows of knowledge from the inventor country to the applicant countries and international flows of funds for research (multinational companies).