Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2015 |
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(By Utility Patents Granted; Latest Year Available) |
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Rank in 2014 |
Country* |
Number of Patents |
Share of All Patents |
1 |
Japan |
54,422 |
16.7 |
2 |
Korea, South |
20,201 |
6.2 |
3 |
Germany |
17,752 |
5.4 |
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