In 2022, the most international (PCT) patent applications were filed in the computer technology field, with over 28,000 applications. The second area with the most patent applications was digital communication, just short of 26,000 applications.
Leading technologies with the most international patent applications in 2022
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Statistics on Intellectual property worldwide
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- Premium Statistic International Intellectual Property Index 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of patent applications worldwide 1990-2021
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Patents
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- Number of patent applications stifled by U.S. Government secrecy orders 2000-2021
- Number of utility model applications worldwide 1990-2021
- Median damages of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. 1998-2017, by industry
- Patent litigation costs involving NPEs in the U.S. 2005-2011
- Share of patent litigations, by industry U.S. 1998-2017
- Patent holder trail success rates in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patent holder median damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Global applications for Patent Cooperation Treaty by region 2014
- Countries with highest resident patent applications to GDP ratio 2014
- Number of life sciences PCT applications in China by area 2009-2012
- Number of life sciences PCT applications in India by area 2009-2012
- Number of AI patent families worldwide 2019, by company
- Leading 15 fields of technology in Belgium 2018, by sector
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- Number of patent applications stifled by U.S. Government secrecy orders 2000-2021
- Number of utility model applications worldwide 1990-2021
- Median damages of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. 1998-2017, by industry
- Patent litigation costs involving NPEs in the U.S. 2005-2011
- Share of patent litigations, by industry U.S. 1998-2017
- Patent holder trail success rates in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patent holder median damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Global applications for Patent Cooperation Treaty by region 2014
- Countries with highest resident patent applications to GDP ratio 2014
- Number of life sciences PCT applications in China by area 2009-2012
- Number of life sciences PCT applications in India by area 2009-2012
- Number of AI patent families worldwide 2019, by company
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WIPO. (January 23, 2023). Leading technologies with the most international patent applications in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256859/ranking-of-the-top-5-technologies-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO. "Leading technologies with the most international patent applications in 2022." Chart. January 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256859/ranking-of-the-top-5-technologies-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO. (2023). Leading technologies with the most international patent applications in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256859/ranking-of-the-top-5-technologies-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO. "Leading Technologies with The Most International Patent Applications in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256859/ranking-of-the-top-5-technologies-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO, Leading technologies with the most international patent applications in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256859/ranking-of-the-top-5-technologies-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/ (last visited May 28, 2023)
Leading technologies with the most international patent applications in 2022 [Graph], WIPO, January 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256859/ranking-of-the-top-5-technologies-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/