Patent applications by nonresidents — all countries

Patent applications by nonresidents — France

Patent applications by nonresidents in France in 2021 — 1,373 filings. Ranked 32 in the world out of 121. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 91.9%.

2021 1,373 filings −10.96% vs 2020
World rank 32of 121
Period maximum 16,989 filings1980
Period minimum 1,373 filings2021

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by nonresidents — France, 1980–202105,00010,00015,00020,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 16,989 filings1981: 13,723 filings1982: 11,561 filings1983: 10,029 filings1984: 8,867 filings1985: 7,543 filings1986: 6,369 filings1987: 5,875 filings1988: 5,194 filings1989: 4,986 filings1990: 4,260 filings1991: 3,908 filings1992: 3,547 filings1993: 3,402 filings1994: 3,520 filings1995: 3,477 filings1996: 3,484 filings1997: 3,637 filings1998: 3,544 filings1999: 3,282 filings2000: 3,483 filings2001: 3,605 filings2002: 3,389 filings2003: 3,339 filings2004: 3,060 filings2005: 2,948 filings2006: 2,720 filings2007: 2,387 filings2008: 1,761 filings2009: 1,593 filings2010: 1,832 filings2011: 2,099 filings2012: 2,092 filings2013: 2,196 filings2014: 2,033 filings2015: 1,994 filings2016: 2,012 filings2017: 1,832 filings2018: 1,919 filings2019: 1,766 filings2020: 1,542 filings2021: 1,373 filings
Change over the period: −15,616 (−91.92%) Average annual rate: -5.95 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 1,373 filings
World 1.02M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 49,325 filings
Western Europe computed 23,808 filings
High-income countries computed 614,590 filings
Patent applications by nonresidents — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 1,373 −169 −10.96%
2020 1,542 −224 −12.68%
2019 1,766 −153 −7.97%
2018 1,919 +87 +4.75%
2017 1,832 −180 −8.95%
2016 2,012 +18 +0.9%
2015 1,994 −39 −1.92%
2014 2,033 −163 −7.42%
2013 2,196 +104 +4.97%
2012 2,092 −7 −0.33%
2011 2,099 +267 +14.57%
2010 1,832 +239 +15%
2009 1,593 −168 −9.54%
2008 1,761 −626 −26.23%
2007 2,387 −333 −12.24%
2006 2,720 −228 −7.73%
2005 2,948 −112 −3.66%
2004 3,060 −279 −8.36%
2003 3,339 −50 −1.48%
2002 3,389 −216 −5.99%
2001 3,605 +122 +3.5%
2000 3,483 +201 +6.12%
1999 3,282 −262 −7.39%
1998 3,544 −93 −2.56%
1997 3,637 +153 +4.39%
1996 3,484 +7 +0.2%
1995 3,477 −43 −1.22%
1994 3,520 +118 +3.47%
1993 3,402 −145 −4.09%
1992 3,547 −361 −9.24%
1991 3,908 −352 −8.26%
1990 4,260 −726 −14.56%
1989 4,986 −208 −4%
1988 5,194 −681 −11.59%
1987 5,875 −494 −7.76%
1986 6,369 −1,174 −15.56%
1985 7,543 −1,324 −14.93%
1984 8,867 −1,162 −11.59%
1983 10,029 −1,532 −13.25%
1982 11,561 −2,162 −15.75%
1981 13,723 −3,266 −19.22%
1980 16,989

Western Europe, 2021

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About the indicator

The number of patent applications filed in a country by nonresident applicants. The indicator measures not the inventive activity of the country but the value of its market: a patent has force only where it is granted, so foreign companies file where they intend to sell or where they fear copying. The ratio to applications by residents splits countries into those that invent and those where others file.

Important: A measure of the appeal of a market, not of innovativeness. An application is not a patent: some applications are rejected, and the share of rejections differs across countries.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.