UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT

Figure 1.6: Trends in triadic patents A world worldwide, in search 2002, of an 2007 effective and 2012 growth strategy
Number of triadic patents, 2002, 2007 and 2012
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
16 828
17 523
15 391
17 355
15 101
13 971
16 511
13 910
13 765
2002
2007
2012
2.2%
Switzerland’s world share of triadic patents
in 2012, up from 1.8% in 2002, the biggest
leap among high-income countries
-40.2%
Australia’s rate of decline in triadic patents
between 2002 and 2012 (from an 0.9%
to 0.6% world share), the sheerest drop
among the G20
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1 570
1 984
2 878
2 843
2 666
2 660
1 851
0
Japan
European
Union–28
USA
Republic
of Korea
Other highincome
economies
272
694
China
435
458
856
Other G20
members
205
399
603
Rest of
the world
Among the Triad, the European Union and USA showed the greatest contraction in their world
share of triadic patents between 2002 and 2012
The Republic of Korea’s share of triadic patents almost doubled to 5.5% between 2002 and 2012
China’s share of triadic patents grew from 0.5% to 3.6% and the other G20 members doubled their
world share to 1.6%, on average
Global shares of triadic patents, 2002 and 2012 (%)
USA
29.5
Korea, Rep.
26.5
2002
5.5
2.8
Other high-income
economies
5.1
5.1
0.5
China
0.4 0.8 3.6
2012
1.6
1.2
Other G20 members
31.0
Rest of the world
26.9
30.0
Japan
29.6
European Union–28
Note: Nowcasting triadic patents of countries in the USPTO database, 2002, 2007 and 2012; triadic patents are a series of corresponding patents filed at the European
Patent Office (EPO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) for the same invention, by the same applicant or inventor.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics based on OECD online database (OECD.Stat), August 2015
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