Table 10: Patents Issued by the United States to Residents of Foreign Countries
| Residence | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 89,760 | 90,713 | 96,395 | 117,263 | 124,252 | |
| Albania4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Algeria | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Andorra | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| Anguilla | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Argentina | 52 | 46 | 47 | 60 | 49 | |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Australia | 1,493 | 1,485 | 1,717 | 1,940 | 2,213 | |
| Austria | 553 | 572 | 729 | 850 | 916 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | |
| Bahamas | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| Bahrain | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Barbados | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Belarus | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| Belgium | 629 | 602 | 677 | 853 | 945 | |
| Belize | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Benin | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Bermuda | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Brazil | 112 | 131 | 146 | 209 | 232 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 18 | 31 | 57 | 45 | |
| Burkina Faso | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Cameroon | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | |
| Canada | 3,974 | 4,052 | 4,361 | 5,225 | 5,687 | |
| Cayman Islands | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Chad | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Chile | 25 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 30 | |
| China (Hong Kong) | 733 | 738 | 576 | 726 | 679 | |
| China (Macau) | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| China (Mainland) | 1,139 | 1,684 | 2,195 | 3,059 | 3,466 | |
| Colombia | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| Croatia | 15 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 18 | |
| Cuba | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Czech Republic | 39 | 58 | 48 | 79 | 76 | |
| Denmark | 494 | 573 | 512 | 706 | 836 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ecuador | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | |
| El Salvador | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Estonia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Fiji | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Finland | 967 | 894 | 974 | 1,223 | 1,030 | |
| France | 3,757 | 3,683 | 3,836 | 4,835 | 5,024 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Gabon | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Georgia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Germany | 10,256 | 9,794 | 10,279 | 12,916 | 13,021 | |
| Ghana | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Greece | 26 | 25 | 26 | 59 | 57 | |
| Greenland | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Guatemala | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Honduras | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Hungary | 55 | 68 | 53 | 92 | 103 | |
| Iceland | 20 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 27 | |
| India | 560 | 650 | 678 | 1,076 | 1,195 | |
| Indonesia | 16 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 10 | |
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| Iraq | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Ireland | 174 | 174 | 180 | 259 | 313 | |
| Israel | 1,218 | 1,322 | 1,426 | 1,828 | 2,054 | |
| Italy | 1,791 | 1,890 | 1,842 | 2,150 | 2,322 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Japan | 36,658 | 35,847 | 37,879 | 44,893 | 47,674 | |
| Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Kenya | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Korea, Democratic People's Rep of4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Korea, Republic of | 6,882 | 8,410 | 9,401 | 11,811 | 12,858 | |
| Kuwait | 7 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Latvia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Lebanon | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Liechtenstein | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | |
| Lithuania | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Luxembourg | 58 | 40 | 55 | 50 | 41 | |
| Macedonia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 154 | 179 | 173 | 230 | 176 | |
| Malta | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Mexico | 89 | 78 | 82 | 105 | 116 | |
| Monaco | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| Morocco | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Namibia | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Netherlands | 1,594 | 1,670 | 1,634 | 1,822 | 1,959 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| New Zealand | 157 | 180 | 179 | 243 | 238 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Norway | 285 | 288 | 303 | 414 | 411 | |
| Oman | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pakistan | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Panama | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Paraguay | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Peru | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Philippines | 26 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 37 | |
| Poland | 37 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 61 | |
| Portugal | 16 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 34 | |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 11 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |
| Russian Federation | 183 | 186 | 206 | 246 | 311 | |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Samoa | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Saudi Arabia | 23 | 28 | 20 | 51 | 56 | |
| Senegal | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Serbia | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Seychelles | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Singapore | 457 | 426 | 496 | 591 | 692 | |
| Slovakia | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | |
| Slovenia | 23 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 30 | |
| South Africa | 117 | 111 | 148 | 143 | 134 | |
| Spain | 350 | 386 | 415 | 484 | 528 | |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
| Sweden | 1,298 | 1,249 | 1,230 | 1,509 | 1,757 | |
| Switzerland | 1,283 | 1,340 | 1,428 | 1,833 | 1,825 | |
| Syrian Arab Rep | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 7,569 | 7,424 | 7,958 | 9,202 | 9,584 | |
| Thailand | 29 | 38 | 32 | 58 | 65 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Turkey | 19 | 35 | 32 | 49 | 45 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Ukraine | 14 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 13 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | |
| United Kingdom | 4,100 | 3,882 | 3,904 | 4,830 | 4,925 | |
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Vanuatu4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 19 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | |
Notes: - Represents zero. 1: Data includes utility, design, plant, and reissue patents. (back to text) 2: Past years' data may have been revised from prior year reports to reflect patent withdrawal information that was updated during the year. It is not uncommon for the withdrawal status of patents issued in prior years to change. (back to text) 3: Each patent grant is listed under only one country of residence.Country listings include possessions and territories of that country unless separately listed in the table. (back to text) 4: Countries/Territories not previously reported. (back to text) |
||||||
