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<strong>UNESCO</strong> <strong>SCIENCE</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong><br />

Table 8.1: Invention patents granted to Brazilians by USPTO, 2004–2008 and 2009–2013<br />

No. of patents,<br />

2004–2008<br />

No. of patents,<br />

2009–2013<br />

Cumulative<br />

growth (%)<br />

Per 10 million inhabitants,<br />

2009–2013<br />

Global average 164 835 228 492 38.6 328<br />

Japan 34 048 45 810 34.5 3 592<br />

USA 86 360 110 683 28.2 3 553<br />

Korea, Rep. 3 802 12 095 218.1 2 433<br />

Sweden 1 561 1 702 9.0 1 802<br />

Germany 11 000 12 523 13.8 1 535<br />

Canada 3 451 5 169 49.8 1 499<br />

Netherlands 1 312 1 760 34.1 1 055<br />

UK 3 701 4 556 23.1 725<br />

France 3 829 4 718 23.2 722<br />

Italy 1 696 1 930 13.8 319<br />

Spain 283 511 80.4 111<br />

Chile 13 34 160.0 33<br />

China 261 3 610 1 285.3 27<br />

South Africa 111 127 14.2 25<br />

Russian Fed. 198 303 53.1 21<br />

Poland 15 60 313.7 16<br />

Argentina 54 55 3.4 14<br />

India 253 1 425 464.2 12<br />

Brazil 108 189 74.6 10<br />

Mexico 84 106 25.1 9<br />

Turkey 14 42 200.0 6<br />

Source: USPTO<br />

Figure 8.10: Relative intensity of publications versus patenting in Brazil, 2009–2013<br />

Other countries are given for comparison. Logarithmic axes<br />

Patents granted by the USPTO per million inhabitants<br />

1 000<br />

100<br />

10<br />

India<br />

China<br />

Mexico<br />

South Africa<br />

Russian Fed.<br />

Argentina<br />

Brazil<br />

Japan<br />

Turkey<br />

USA<br />

Korea, Rep.<br />

Sweden<br />

Germany<br />

Canada<br />

Netherlands<br />

France<br />

UK<br />

Italy<br />

Spain<br />

Chile<br />

Poland<br />

1<br />

10 100 1 000<br />

10 000<br />

Publications per million inhabitants<br />

Source: for patents: USPTO; for publications: Thomson Reuters; for population: World Bank’s World Development Indicators<br />

224

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