Life science patents

Patents granted in medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals by the nation’s patent office in the year.

Overview

Source
World Intellectual Property Organization – Our World in Data, WIPO (2025), retrieved 8 August 2026
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Date Range
1980–2023
Last Updated
October 2025
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Life science patents granted by filing office, 2023

🇨🇳China2023
61,617
#1 World
19802023
🇺🇸United States2023
31,977
#2 World
19802023
🇯🇵Japan2023
19,518
#3 World
19802023
🇰🇷South Korea2023
11,782
#4 World
19802023
🇨🇦Canada2023
5,904
#5 World
19802023
🇦🇺Australia2023
4,775
#6 World
19802023
🇮🇳India2023
3,576
#7 World
19802023
🇧🇷Brazil2023
2,032
#8 World
19802023
🇬🇧United Kingdom2023
749
#9 World
19802023
🇲🇾Malaysia2023
642
#10 World
19802023
🇫🇷France2023
572
#11 World
19802023
🇩🇪Germany2023
553
#12 World
19802023
🇷🇸Serbia2023
404
#13 World
19802023
🇳🇱Netherlands2023
398
#14 World
19802023
🇱🇺Luxembourg2023
271
#15 World
19802023
🇵🇱Poland2023
250
#16 World
19802023
🇲🇦Morocco2023
201
#17 World
19802023
🇪🇸Spain2023
106
#18 World
19802023
🇧🇪Belgium2023
68
#19 World
19802023
🇨🇿Czech Republic2023
68
#19 World
19802023
🇸🇪Sweden2023
46
#21 World
19802023
🇲🇩Moldova2023
44
#22 World
19802023
🇬🇪Georgia2023
42
#23 World
19802023
🇬🇷Greece2023
40
#24 World
19802023
🇷🇴Romania2023
38
#25 World
19802023
🇫🇮Finland2023
33
#26 World
19802023
🇩🇰Denmark2023
31
#27 World
19802023
🇦🇹Austria2023
30
#28 World
19802023
🇯🇴Jordan2023
30
#28 World
19802023
🇳🇴Norway2023
29
#30 World
19802023
🇨🇭Switzerland2023
28
#31 World
19802023
🇨🇺Cuba2023
24
#32 World
19802023
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2023
24
#32 World
19802023
🇭🇺Hungary2023
23
#34 World
19802023
🇧🇬Bulgaria2023
17
#35 World
19802023
🇵🇹Portugal2023
15
#36 World
19802023
🇱🇻Latvia2023
9
#37 World
19802023
🇱🇹Lithuania2023
9
#37 World
19802023
🇸🇰Slovakia2023
9
#37 World
19802023
🇸🇮Slovenia2023
8
#40 World
19802023
🇮🇪Ireland2023
4
#41 World
19802023
🇿🇦South Africa2023
3
#42 World
19802023
🇭🇷Croatia2023
2
#43 World
19802023
🇪🇪Estonia2023
2
#43 World
19802023
🇮🇱Israel2023
2
#43 World
19802023
🇲🇨Monaco2023
1
#46 World
19802023
🇺🇦Ukraine2023
1
#46 World
19802023
🇦🇷Argentina2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇨🇱Chile2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇪🇬Egypt2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇭🇰Hong Kong2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇮🇸Iceland2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇮🇩Indonesia2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇮🇹Italy2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇰🇪Kenya2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇲🇹Malta2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇲🇽Mexico2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇲🇳Mongolia2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇲🇪Montenegro2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇳🇮Nicaragua2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇵🇭Philippines2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇷🇺Russia2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇸🇲San Marino2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇸🇬Singapore2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇹🇯Tajikistan2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇹🇷Turkey2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇻🇳Vietnam2023
0
#48 World
19802023
🇿🇼Zimbabwe2023
0
#48 World
19802023

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