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Where inventions come from, and where it is growing

Cities and countries ranked by the applications and patents of the inventors who live there, by year, with the places gaining share of new filings fastest. Open a city for its companies, inventors and domains.

Cities States Countries

#	City	Applications	Inventors	Allowed	Trend	Top company
1	Tokyo, JP	244,556	55	80%	+67%	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1	TokyoJapan	244,556	115,111	77%	+30%	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
2	Seoul, KR	138,435	40	92%	+196%	LG Electronics Inc.
2	SeoulSouth Korea	138,435	59,055	80%	+10%	Lg Electronics Inc.
3	San Jose, CAUnited States	137,370	50,924	85%	-20%	Apple, Inc.
4	San Diego, CAUnited States	99,050	39,415	79%	+11%	Qualcomm incorporated
5	San Francisco, CAUnited States	94,150	49,858	79%	-15%	Apple, Inc.
6	Beijing, CN	92,480	33	86%	+242%	BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
6	BeijingChina	92,480	52,404	82%	+33%	Boe Technology Group Co.,Ltd.
7	Sunnyvale, CAUnited States	64,115	22,805	84%	-35%	Apple, Inc.
11	SeoulSouth Korea	138,435	59,055	80%	+10%	Lg Electronics Inc.
12	Tokyo, JP	244,556	55	80%	+67%	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
13	Beijing, CN	92,480	33	86%	+242%	BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
14	San Jose, CAUnited States	137,370	50,924	85%	-20%	Apple, Inc.
15	TokyoJapan	244,556	115,111	77%	+30%	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
16	BeijingChina	92,480	52,404	82%	+33%	Boe Technology Group Co.,Ltd.
17	San Diego, CAUnited States	99,050	39,415	79%	+11%	Qualcomm incorporated
18	Seoul, KR	138,435	40	92%	+196%	LG Electronics Inc.

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An application counts once for each place where at least one of its inventors lives.