Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — 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
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications is currently reported for 10 countries. The highest value is 3 Patents in Spain; the lowest is 0 Patents in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 Patents, and the mean is 0.6 Patents.
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 Patents | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | OECD | 3 Patents | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | France | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0 Patents | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 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.
- World 3 Patents
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 3 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).