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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.
# Country Applications Filings by year Inventors Allowed Trend Leading cities 1 United States 2,497,786 2,225,954 77% +18% San Jose, CA , San Diego, CA , San Francisco, CA 2 Japan 796,703 711,336 78% +34% Tokyo , Kanagawa , Osaka 3 China 380,601 454,586 79% +49% Beijing , Shanghai , Shenzhen 4 South Korea 364,343 358,314 81% +54% Seoul , Suwon-si , Daejeon 5 Germany 306,374 298,935 76% +26% Berlin , Munich , Stuttgart 6 Taiwan 212,824 174,475 74% +36% Hsinchu , New Taipei City , Taipei City 7 United Kingdom 147,043 150,232 74% +26% London , Cambridge , Bristol 8 Canada 142,271 148,987 75% +23% Toronto , Ottawa , Toronto, ON 9 France 127,322 134,935 76% +30% Paris , Grenoble , Toulouse 10 India 104,785 129,211 80% -1% Bangalore , Pune , Hyderabad 11 South Korea 364,343 358,314 81% +54% Seoul , Suwon-si , Daejeon 12 United States 2,497,786 2,225,954 77% +18% San Jose, CA , San Diego, CA , San Francisco, CA 13 Canada 142,271 148,987 75% +23% Toronto , Ottawa , Toronto, ON 14 Germany 306,374 298,935 76% +26% Berlin , Munich , Stuttgart 15 Japan 796,703 711,336 78% +34% Tokyo , Kanagawa , Osaka 16 France 127,322 134,935 76% +30% Paris , Grenoble , Toulouse 17 Taiwan 212,824 174,475 74% +36% Hsinchu , New Taipei City , Taipei City 18 China 380,601 454,586 79% +49% Beijing , Shanghai , Shenzhen
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