Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in France
France: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications was 7,903 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in France, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
France recorded 7,903 Patents for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in France peaked at 9,960 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 329.25 Patents, in 1978.
France ranks 5th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 795.82 Patents | 329.25 Patents | 1,262 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 3,244 Patents | 2,138 Patents | 4,583 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,250 Patents | 4,599 Patents | 6,662 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,023 Patents | 7,161 Patents | 8,989 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,334 Patents | 8,913 Patents | 9,960 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,987 Patents | 7,903 Patents | 9,603 Patents | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in France?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in France was 7,903 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9,960 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 329.25 Patents in 1978.
- How does France rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- France ranks 5th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)