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Resident Patent Applications per Million Population

for the Top 6 Origins, in 2009 and in 2019

Note: The top 6 origins were included if they had a population greater than
5 million and if they had more than 100 resident patent applications.

The above tables show the resident patent applications per

million population for the top 6 origins in 2009 and in 2019.

① The Republic of Korea, Japan, and Switzerland, the top
three 009, maintained their rankings in 2019. ② Germany,

which sat fourth on the 2009 list with 891 resident patent

applications per million population, fell to fifth place on the

2019 list with 884 resident patent applications per million
population. ③ The U.S. fell from fifth place on the 2009 list

to sixth place on the 2019 list, showing a decrease in the

number of resident patent applications per million
population. ④ Among the top 6 origins which made the list

in 2009, Finland was the only origin which did not make it

again in 2019. ⑤ On the other hand, China, which did not
make the list of the top 6 origins in 2009, sat fourth on the

2019 list with 890 resident patent applications per million

population.