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France vs Iran: Patent applications, residents

France
13,386
in 2021
Iran
10,210
in 2021
France rank
8th
Iran rank
11th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • France
  • Iran
05.0k10.0k15.0k198020002021

How they compare

France currently reports 13,386 against 10,210 in Iran, a difference of 3,176.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 8th and Iran ranks 11th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 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.