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Patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): by institutional sector (1977-2009)
Year
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
Indicator
Business enterprise sector
Government sector or private non-profit sector
Higher education sector
Hospitals
Individual applicant
Unknown
EU27 (2020)
2009
(no values)
Portugal
2009
Pro
2.1
Records
EU27 (2020)
1977
(no values)
Portugal
1977
(no values)
Operations
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Institutional sectors
Business enterprise sector
Government sector or private non-profit sector
Higher education sector
Hospitals
Individual applicant
Unknown
Years
1977
2009
1977
2009
1977
2009
1977
2009
1977
2009
1977
2009
European Union 27 (since 2020)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Germany
5,274.9
Pro
1,966.1
96.0
Pro
39.0
1.5
Pro
14.1
x
x
775.1
Pro
4,335.1
18.8
Pro
4.7
Austria
236.3
Pro
136.6
x
Pro
0.7
x
Pro
2.2
x
x
90.8
Pro
280.4
x
Pro
0.2
Belgium
191.7
Pro
108.9
17.5
Pro
2.4
1.0
Pro
16.8
x
x
30.7
Pro
254.8
1.3
Pro
0.5
Bulgaria
3.0
Pro
4.9
7.0
Pro
0.1
x
x
x
x
0.1
Pro
10.5
9.0
x
Cyprus
x
Pro
0.1
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Pro
1.3
x
x
Croatia
x
Pro
1.9
x
Pro
0.6
x
x
x
x
x
Pro
12.1
x
x
Denmark
117.8
Pro
104.8
3.0
Pro
0.4
x
Pro
1.8
x
x
37.2
Pro
187.7
1.0
Pro
0.8
Slovakia
x
Pro
3.1
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Pro
5.4
x
x
Slovenia
x
Pro
4.2
x
Pro
0.1
x
x
x
x
x
Pro
7.1
x
x
Spain
31.8
Pro
91.9
1.0
Pro
3.5
x
Pro
6.3
x
x
38.0
Pro
253.4
x
Pro
1.8
Estonia
x
Pro
5.5
x
x
x
Pro
0.3
x
x
x
Pro
14.0
x
Pro
0.3
Finland
84.8
Pro
141.2
0.3
Pro
0.6
x
Pro
0.4
x
x
31.0
Pro
286.5
2.0
Pro
1.0
France
1,762.9
Pro
689.4
188.6
Pro
99.9
0.8
Pro
19.0
x
Pro
0.5
310.6
Pro
1,623.8
40.0
Pro
29.6
Greece
1.3
Pro
6.8
x
Pro
0.3
x
Pro
1.2
x
x
3.0
Pro
24.3
x
x
Hungary
46.1
Pro
14.1
3.3
Pro
0.2
1.0
Pro
0.1
x
x
6.8
Pro
34.1
16.0
Pro
0.3
Ireland
6.8
Pro
49.6
2.0
x
x
Pro
3.6
x
x
4.0
Pro
127.7
x
x
Italy
578.0
Pro
336.7
12.3
Pro
2.3
x
Pro
2.4
1.0
Pro
0.3
185.5
Pro
740.7
8.5
Pro
3.9
Latvia
x
Pro
0.7
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Pro
1.7
x
Pro
0.1
Lithuania
x
Pro
0.4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Pro
2.2
x
x
Luxembourg
17.2
Pro
7.6
0.2
x
x
x
x
x
3.0
Pro
18.0
x
Pro
0.2
Malta
x
Pro
1.1
x
x
x
x
x
x
1.0
Pro
1.5
x
x
Netherlands
617.8
Pro
250.8
12.0
Pro
8.8
1.3
Pro
2.7
x
x
56.1
Pro
555.9
5.5
Pro
0.7
Poland
4.0
Pro
13.5
9.8
Pro
0.3
4.3
Pro
1.5
x
x
5.0
Pro
46.3
8.0
Pro
0.5
Portugal
x
Pro
2.1
0.3
Pro
0.5
x
Pro
0.4
x
x
0.7
Pro
13.3
x
x
Czech Republic
17.0
Pro
21.2
12.0
Pro
0.3
3.0
Pro
1.0
x
x
13.0
Pro
48.8
12.0
Pro
0.7
Romania
3.0
Pro
6.4
5.0
x
x
Pro
0.1
x
x
x
Pro
19.5
2.0
Pro
0.1
Sweden
590.1
Pro
292.1
8.7
Pro
0.4
0.8
Pro
0.6
x
x
246.5
Pro
558.3
9.0
Pro
0.2
Iceland
x
Pro
1.4
x
Pro
0.0
x
x
x
x
2.0
Pro
3.5
x
Pro
0.3
Norway
69.7
Pro
64.0
4.5
Pro
0.1
x
Pro
1.3
x
x
31.0
Pro
121.1
3.0
Pro
1.5
United Kingdom
2,053.8
Pro
746.1
149.7
Pro
5.4
12.5
Pro
20.1
x
Pro
0.4
249.7
Pro
1,474.8
2.3
Pro
2.5
Switzerland
1,166.3
Pro
278.3
8.2
Pro
2.6
1.2
Pro
7.9
x
Pro
0.1
198.0
Pro
652.9
0.8
Pro
1.6
Sources/Entities: Eurostat | EPO, PORDATA
Last updated: 2020-03-11
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