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Canada vs South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents

Canada
32,445
in 2021
South Korea
51,753
in 2021
Canada rank
6th
South Korea rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Canada
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 51,753 against 32,445 in Canada, a difference of 19,308.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 4th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.