{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"France Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"France's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 1,378 number of applications in 2024, -29.8% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-NRES), 1990–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","France","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"1990/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"France Patent Applications by Non-Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2024)","value":"1,378","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-29.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-29.8%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":4260},{"period":"1991","value":3908},{"period":"1992","value":3547},{"period":"1993","value":3402},{"period":"1994","value":3520},{"period":"1995","value":3477},{"period":"1996","value":3484},{"period":"1997","value":3637},{"period":"1998","value":3544},{"period":"1999","value":3282},{"period":"2000","value":3483},{"period":"2001","value":3605},{"period":"2002","value":3389},{"period":"2003","value":3339},{"period":"2004","value":3060},{"period":"2005","value":2948},{"period":"2006","value":2720},{"period":"2007","value":2387},{"period":"2008","value":1761},{"period":"2009","value":1593},{"period":"2010","value":1832},{"period":"2011","value":2099},{"period":"2012","value":2092},{"period":"2013","value":2196},{"period":"2014","value":2033},{"period":"2015","value":1994},{"period":"2016","value":2012},{"period":"2017","value":1832},{"period":"2018","value":1919},{"period":"2019","value":1766},{"period":"2020","value":1542},{"period":"2021","value":1373},{"period":"2022","value":1424},{"period":"2023","value":1964},{"period":"2024","value":1378}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1378.0","yoyChange":"-29.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1964.0","yoyChange":"+37.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1424.0","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1373.0","yoyChange":"-11.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1542.0","yoyChange":"-12.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1766.0","yoyChange":"-8.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1919.0","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1832.0","yoyChange":"-8.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2012.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1994.0","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2033.0","yoyChange":"-7.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2196.0","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2092.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2099.0","yoyChange":"+14.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1832.0","yoyChange":"+15.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1593.0","yoyChange":"-9.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1761.0","yoyChange":"-26.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2387.0","yoyChange":"-12.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2720.0","yoyChange":"-7.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2948.0","yoyChange":"-3.7%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in France by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4,260 number of applications in 1990 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,373 in 2021. The latest reading of 1,378 in 2024 represents a change of -29.8%."}]}